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<ul><li>Is there a house fire in Montecito? We’re seeing black smoke. </li>
<li>Smoke seen from the Zoo, what’s up?</li>
<li>Black smoke seen from the zoo around 1:15 today</li>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news/category/whats-up">Whats Up</a></div></div></div>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 21:19:44 +0000Edhat Staff9069 at https://www.edhat.comhttps://www.edhat.com/news/fire-in-montecito#commentsNew Rain Gauges Help Monitor Stormshttps://www.edhat.com/news/new-rain-gauges-help-monitor-storms
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>Source: County of Santa Barbara</em></p>
<h4>HIGH-TECH RAIN MONITORING GAUGES HELP PROTECT SOUTH COUNTY</h4>
<p>In the aftermath of the Thomas Fire and 1/9 Debris Flow, the Santa Barbara County Flood Control District installed six additional real-time rain gauges to provide enhanced rainfall monitoring for the impacted areas.</p>
<p>In cooperation with the National Parks Service, three new high-tech gauges were installed at weather monitoring stations on the Channel Islands, located at Anacapa, Santa Cruz and Santa Rosa islands. These gauges electronically dispatch storm information to the National Weather Service and are vital in giving advance warning of the direction and intensity of storms approaching south Santa Barbara County.</p>
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<div><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>Santa Barbara County Flood Control employee Alex Doran installing rain gauge on Santa Rosa Island</em></span></div>
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<div>In order to improve the NWS’s ability to predict the location and intensity of local rainfalls, three additional gauges have been installed in the watersheds above Montecito (see next page for map). With such a large geographic area at risk from future storms, the pin-pointing of rainfall patterns will provide valuable feedback to the NWS as they work to make their advance predictions more accurate.
<p>“These rain gauges will improve the ability of the National Weather Service to have more accurate modelling and therefore better predictions,” says Rob Lewin, Director of the County’s Office of Emergency Management.</p>
<p>There are now 95 gauges countywide that transmit data to the NWS in real-time. The system enhancements are a collaborative effort between the County’s Flood Control District, the NWS, the National Parks Service and the California Geological Survey. </p>
<p>Information from the Santa Barbara County rain gauge network is available at: <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=https://t.e2ma.net/click/k7b41/gg4shs/0j46ph&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1518936842114000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH5UTKA5fEvcGPOh9ZYZIi9XMWJGg" href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/k7b41/gg4shs/0j46ph" target="_blank">https://rain.cosbpw.net/home.<wbr></wbr>php</a>. For additional storm readiness information, visit <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=https://t.e2ma.net/click/k7b41/gg4shs/gc56ph&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1518936842114000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHVb1EGnuufWEgr484IW_hUNtTsGA" href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/k7b41/gg4shs/gc56ph" target="_blank">ReadySBC.org</a>.</p></div>
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Locations of rain gauges installed in Santa Barbara County are designated by circles on the map below. These gauges provide enhanced rainfall monitoring.</div>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news/category/montecito-mudslide">Montecito Mudslide</a></div></div></div>Sat, 17 Feb 2018 17:55:21 +0000Edhat Staff9065 at https://www.edhat.comhttps://www.edhat.com/news/new-rain-gauges-help-monitor-storms#commentsSuspect Identity Sought in Check Fraud Investigationhttps://www.edhat.com/news/suspect-identity-sought-in-check-fraud-investigation
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>Source: Santa Barbara Police Department</em></p>
<p>The Santa Barbara Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the male suspect pictured in the attached photograph. The male is suspected of cashing two forged checks using a false payee name. If anyone has any information regarding the identity of the suspect or other applicable details, please contact Detective April DeBlauw at 805-897-2327 or <a href="mailto:adeblauw@sbpd.com" target="_blank">adeblauw@sbpd.com</a>. If you wish to remain anonymous, you may call our tip line at 805-897-2386. Thank you.</p>
<p>There is no additional information available for release at this time. </p>
<p>SBPD Case 18-2700</p>
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<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Dear edhat community,</p>
<p>It’s hard to put into words what we’ve all been through the past few months. My intention was to write a positive letter after the New Year to discuss exciting changes with edhat, but then the events of January 9 happened. It changed everything for us locals.</p>
<p>Our friends and neighbors in the Montecito community have endured immense tragedy and are now faced with an uphill battle of rebuilding. The same goes for small businesses that are struggling to make it through the day, as our local economy suffered a massive hit.</p>
<p>I encourage you to do what you can to help these local businesses. Eat at a local restaurant, shop at small boutiques, chat with the owners, support what you love and what you use. We all need it and we can only get through it together.</p>
<p>Here at edhat, we too have felt the effects of businesses struggling to get back on their feet. Edhat is completely funded by the community. Our readers and our local businesses, by way of advertising, is what keeps us around to provide news and discussions as soon as they’re available.</p>
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<p>As the media landscape evolves, edhat will continue to adapt. However, our core principles will remain the same. Edhat was created by and for the community. Our online discussions will not disappear because your voice is important to us. With that said, we still have commenting rules in place to foster a healthy discussion. You can read our commenting rules and policies <a href="https://www.edhat.com/about-edhat/comment-policies" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p>To answer a question I get a lot, yes <strong>March Edness</strong> is still on! An announcement will be made soon about the rules and starting date. Our party last year was postponed after the old website’s meltdown. So last year’s winners will be honored along with this year’s winners for our March Edness party this coming April.</p>
<p>Thank you for your continued support and readership of edhat. It’s because of your appreciation and contributions that we continue to provide this free community service. And we will continue to make edhat better. There are a lot of updates on the horizon and there are many more great things to come. Stay tuned and thanks again for your dedication and enthusiasm.</p>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news/category/ed-stuff">Ed Stuff</a></div></div></div>Fri, 16 Feb 2018 17:28:00 +0000lauren9039 at https://www.edhat.comhttps://www.edhat.com/news/the-state-of-edhat-letter-from-the-publisher#commentsAbove Santa Barbarahttps://www.edhat.com/news/above-santa-barbara-0
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>By John Pierpont</em></p>
<p>A drone video of some of my favorite areas in Santa Barbara.</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zVsJ_4lFvK0?rel=0" width="560"></iframe></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news/category/local-news">Local News</a></div></div></div>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 20:20:47 +0000Johnpierpont9016 at https://www.edhat.comhttps://www.edhat.com/news/above-santa-barbara-0#commentsWhat is a Debris Flow?https://www.edhat.com/news/what-is-debris-flow
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>Source: County of Santa Barbara</em></p>
<p>For the next few years, areas impacted by fire in Santa Barbara County will be at increased risk for debris flows. But what exactly are debris flows? <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=https://t.e2ma.net/click/4ub31/gg4shs/4erkph&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1518663398403000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHgDKtWWADuLCF4nN9QpKh438kIEQ" href="https://t.e2ma.net/click/4ub31/gg4shs/4erkph" target="_blank">Click here</a> to view a brief informational video describing debris flows featuring Jon Frye, Engineering Manager for Santa Barbara County Flood Control District.</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay; encrypted-media" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/BUuyd9HRZ1A?rel=0" width="560"></iframe></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news/category/montecito-mudslide">Montecito Mudslide</a></div></div></div>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 16:18:00 +0000Edhat Staff9008 at https://www.edhat.comhttps://www.edhat.com/news/what-is-debris-flow#commentsHistory of Santa Barbara Tunnel Road?https://www.edhat.com/news/history-of-santa-barbara-tunnel-road
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>By an edhat reader</em></p>
<p>Was there a tunnel dug out at the end of Tunnel Road in 1903? This photo is titled 1903 Tunnel Road, Umberto de Piazzi.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news/category/local-history">Local History</a></div></div></div>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 15:58:00 +0000verde8994 at https://www.edhat.comhttps://www.edhat.com/news/history-of-santa-barbara-tunnel-road#commentsValentine's Dinner and Dancehttps://www.edhat.com/event/valentines-dinner-and-dance
<div class="field field-name-event-calendar-date field-type-datetime field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Event Date:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><span class="date-display-single">Saturday, February 24, 2018 - 19:00</span></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Please join us on Saturday February 24, 2018 for a night of Dinner, Dancing, and Tequila Tasting by Award Winning 100% Organic Tequila Alquimia. This annual fundraising event will benefit the students of St. Therese Classical Academy in Santa Barbara, CA. Space is limited so please purchase your tickets in advance!</p>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Event Category:&nbsp;</div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even">FUNDRAISER</div></div></div>Thu, 15 Feb 2018 07:12:07 +0000Edhat Staff9007 at https://www.edhat.comhttps://www.edhat.com/event/valentines-dinner-and-dance#commentsSanta Barbara High Receives $5 Million Donation for New Stadiumhttps://www.edhat.com/news/santa-barbara-high-receives-5-million-donation-for-new-stadium
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>Source: Santa Barbara Unified School District</p>
<p>Santa Barbara Unified School District Board of Education accepted a five-million-dollar donation from the Foundation for Santa Barbara High School (Foundation for SBHS) for the Peabody Grandstand Replacement, Stadium Renovation, and Site Utilities Upgrade Project.</p>
<p>“The Peabody Stadium capital campaign was a historic success for the Foundation,” said Greg Tebbe, Peabody Stadium Renovation Campaign Chair and current member of the Board of Directors. “We were deeply impressed by the magnitude of support from Santa Barbara High School Dons of all ages, including graduates, notable alumni, foundations, corporations and student organizations. Their<br />
contributions helped leverage funding to ensure the success of this project.”</p>
<p>The Santa Barbara High School Peabody Grandstand Replacement, Stadium Renovation, and Site Utilities Upgrade Project is expected to be completed by April 2019. The project is funded by dollars restricted to facility projects and by the Foundation for Santa Barbara High School, Santa Barbara community bond measures, developer fees, and leveraged State of California seismic mitigation funds.</p>
<p>“We could not have done this project without community support and fundraising efforts like that of the Foundation for SBHS,” said Cary Matsuoka, Superintendent of Santa Barbara Unified School District. “Thanks to the efforts of the Foundation, we are able to leverage state funding to enhance athletic competition and physical education opportunities for students. Once complete, the stadium will be a place for the community; a venue for students and families to learn important life lessons in sportsmanship, teamwork, and ethics.”</p>
<p>The Peabody Grandstand Replacement, Stadium Renovation, and Site Utilities Upgrade Project design includes:</p>
<ul><li>Constructing a new 2,300 seat concrete grandstand and press box. This necessary replacement will bring the nearly 100-year- old facility into compliance with current State and regulatory building and accessibility codes.</li>
<li>Expand the athletic sports field to create a California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) regulation, synthetic surface track and artificial turf field to support competitive athletic events and daily physical education activities during school.</li>
<li>Replace two failing storm drain conduits to allow for continued pass through of municipal storm water systems and to mitigate ponding or flooding within the stadium and surrounding residential areas during storm events.</li>
<li>Modernize and replace the stadium sound and lighting systems for energy efficiency and to mitigate impacts on areas outside of the stadium.</li>
</ul><p>For project updates and photos, please visit: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/peabodystadium/">www.facebook.com/peabodystadium/</a></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news/category/public-news">Public News</a></div></div></div>Wed, 14 Feb 2018 15:58:00 +0000Edhat Staff8979 at https://www.edhat.comhttps://www.edhat.com/news/santa-barbara-high-receives-5-million-donation-for-new-stadium#commentsOcean Rescue Near Point Piedras Blancashttps://www.edhat.com/news/ocean-rescue-near-point-piedras-blancas
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p class="rteright"><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>(U.S. Coast Guard photo by Senior Chief Petty Officer Jay Nilles)</em></span></p>
<p><em>Source: US Coast Guard</em></p>
<p>A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued three people and their cat from a vessel taking on water approximately six nautical miles west of Point Piedras Blancas Monday.</p>
<p>The sailing vessel Bella Gina crew reported to Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach watchstanders that their vessel was taking on water and requested assistance.</p>
<p>Watchstanders dispatched a Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco Forward Operating Base Point Mugu MH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew and a Coast Guard Station Morro Bay 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crew to respond.</p>
<p>The helicopter and boat crews arrived on scene and attempted to dewater and tow the vessel. Due to reported seas of 12-to-14 feet, the boat crew could not safely tow the vessel and recommended the passengers evacuate.</p>
<p>The Dolphin helicopter crew hoisted the three people and their cat from the boat and transported them to the Paso Robles Municipal Airport.</p>
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<p><em>Coast Guard Station Morro Bay Motor Lifeboat crews arrive on </em><em>scene</em><em> to assist a sailing vessel taking on </em><em>water</em><em> in the vicinity of Point Piedras Blancas, California, Feb. 12, 2018. Due to inclement weather, three people and their cat were hoisted into a Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco Forward Operating Base Point Mugu MH-65 Dolphin helicopter from the sailing vessel and transported to Paso Robles Airport. (U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan Fogarty)</em></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news/category/public-news">Public News</a></div></div></div>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 20:17:54 +0000Edhat Staff8964 at https://www.edhat.comhttps://www.edhat.com/news/ocean-rescue-near-point-piedras-blancas#commentsStorm Threat Continues to Diminishhttps://www.edhat.com/news/storm-threat-continues-to-diminish
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><strong><em>Update by the County of Santa Barbara<br />
12:00 p.m., February 13, 2018</em></strong></p>
<p>Concluding Storm Readiness Update: The National Weather Service (NWS) indicates that this week’s storm will continue to diminish throughout the day/week and there is little to no threat of flash flooding or debris flows at this time. County Officials, emergency agencies, and the NWS will continue to monitor the weather in accordance with the County’s Storm Readiness procedures and will provide updates to residents as needed. Storm readiness information is available on the Ready Santa Barbara County website at <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://readysbc.org/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1518638687033000&amp;usg=AFQjCNEH02fl5uPwtZ1JMum7RZjMd_TJzA" href="http://readysbc.org/" target="_blank">http://readysbc.org/</a> . This concludes the alerting process for this storm event. Thank you.</p>
<hr /><p><strong><em>Update by the County of Santa Barbara<br />
12:03 p.m., February 12, 2018</em></strong></p>
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<p>Storm Readiness Update: The National Weather Service (NWS) indicates that this week’s storm appears to be weakening slightly. NWS is reporting the expected storm system is weakening with maximum rainfall expected at approximately .2 inches. Brief periods of showers may still be possible in some areas today through Friday, but at this time there is no indication that evacuations of the public will be necessary. County Officials, emergency agencies and NWS will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as needed.</p>
<p>Residents are encouraged to remain alert to changing conditions. For storm readiness information or to register to receive alerts, please visit the Ready Santa Barbara County website at <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://readysbc.org/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1518552592584000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFuBWbBlMKYGmj2R74DqULjv1bxPg" href="http://readysbc.org/" target="_blank">http://readysbc.org/</a>.</p>
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<hr /><p><strong><em>Source: County of Santa Barbara<br />
February 11, 2018</em></strong></p>
<p>The National Weather Service (NWS) indicates that a storm system will begin moving into Santa Barbara County Monday with showers possible through Friday. At present, the forecast is not predicting rainfall rates experienced during the 1-9 debris flow. Brief periods of heavy showers may be possible in some areas. At this time there is no indication that evacuations of the public will be necessary. County Officials and NWS will continue to monitor the situation and provide updates as needed. For storm readiness information or to register to receive alerts, please visit the Ready Santa Barbara County website at <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://readysbc.org/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1518465508940000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFsR1Hk1y0mjbeimStQ3LlVgfR5fw" href="http://readysbc.org/" target="_blank">http://readysbc.org/</a>. Thank you.</p>
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<p><img alt="" src="http://www.intellicast.com/WxImages/RAINcast/lax_048.jpg?t=814" style="width: 500px; height: 375px;" /></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news/category/public-news">Public News</a></div></div></div>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 20:00:36 +0000Edhat Staff8911 at https://www.edhat.comhttps://www.edhat.com/news/storm-threat-continues-to-diminish#commentsLoaded Gun Found at Santa Barbara Airporthttps://www.edhat.com/news/loaded-gun-found-at-santa-barbara-airport
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p class="rteright"><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>(Photo: SB County)</em></span></p>
<p>A loaded handgun was found inside a female passenger's carry-on bag at the Santa Barbara Airport last Friday.</p>
<p>A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officer discovered the gun during a routine screening on February 9 at 4:30 p.m., reports <a href="http://www.keyt.com/news/safety/tsa-finds-loaded-gun-in-carry-on-bag-at-santa-barbara-airport/700673948" target="_blank">KEYT News</a>.</p>
<p>The officer contacted Santa Barbara Airport Patrol and discovered the gun was a 9mm Glock 43 pistol that was loaded with seven rounds of ammunition and one in the chamber.</p>
<p>The female passenger was traveling to Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.</p>
<p>Federal TSA rules <a href="https://www.tsa.gov/travel/transporting-firearms-and-ammunition" target="_blank">state</a> the traveler must declare each firearm when presented for transport. Regulations also state:</p>
<p><em>"Firearms must be unloaded and locked in a hard-sided container and transported as checked baggage only. As defined by <a href="http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/text-idx?c=ecfr;sid=1ced5b69464d2621557bcad98c596051;rgn=div5;view=text;node=49%3A9.1.3.5.9;idno=49;cc=ecfr#49:9.1.3.5.9.1.10.3">49 CFR 1540.5</a> a loaded firearm has a live round of ammunition, or any component thereof, in the chamber or cylinder or in a magazine inserted in the firearm. Only the passenger should retain the key or combination to the lock unless TSA personnel request the key to open the firearm container to ensure compliance with TSA regulations.</em></p>
<p><em>Firearm parts, including magazines, clips, bolts and firing pins, are prohibited in carry-on baggage, but may be transported in checked baggage."</em></p>
<p>The woman was cited, the gun was confiscated, and she was allowed to continue her flight to Phoenix. </p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news/category/news-report">News Report</a></div></div></div>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 17:14:24 +0000Edhat Staff8957 at https://www.edhat.comhttps://www.edhat.com/news/loaded-gun-found-at-santa-barbara-airport#commentsJudge Certifies Oil Industry Class in Lawsuit Against Plains All American For Santa Barbara Oil Spillhttps://www.edhat.com/news/judge-certifies-oil-industry-class-in-lawsuit-against-plains-all-american-for-santa-barbara-oil
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>Source: Cappello &amp; Noël</em></p>
<p>A U.S. District Court judge certified a class of oil workers and businesses contracted to provide services, supplies or personnel to seven offshore oil platforms and three onshore processing facilities impacted by Plains All American Pipeline's May 19, 2015 oil pipeline rupture near Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County. (Keith Andrews, et. al. vs. Plains All American Pipeline, L.P., Case No. CV 15-4113PSG), U.S. District Court, Central District of Calif., February 9, 2018).</p>
<p>The certified class includes "Individuals and entities who were employed, or contracted, to work on or to provide supplies, personnel, or services for the operations of the off-shore oil drilling platforms, Hidalgo, Harvest, Hermosa, Heritage, Harmony, Hondo, and/or Holly, off the Santa Barbara County coast, or the on-shore processing facilities at Las Flores/POPCO, Gaviota, and/or Venoco/Ellwood, as of May<br />
19, 2015.”</p>
<p>The Santa Barbara oil industry produced approximately 1.4 million barrels of oil in 2014. By 2016, after the spill, offshore barrel production dropped to zero. "We estimate that there are more than 500 platform and refinery workers who have been impacted, as well as hundreds of small businesses," says A. Barry Cappello, managing partner of Cappello &amp; Noël LLP and lead trial attorney for the plaintiffs. "These are people who have been out of work or underemployed, living on loans and with their extended families since the spill. We're closing in on three years since the disaster and class members are still suffering. Oil contracting businesses have been decimated, losing millions of dollars in contracts."</p>
<p>In the February 9 Order, Judge Philip S. Gutierrez also provided guidance on a real property class that would be suitable for certification, including residential properties on the coast and with easement access to beaches where Plains’ oil washed ashore. </p>
<p>Because of the Plains' pipeline rupture, approximately 140,000 gallons of oil emptied onto public and private land. An investigation showed that the pipeline rupture was due to maintenance neglect and extensive pipeline corrosion. Misdemeanor and felony charges against Plains were brought by the Santa Barbara District Attorney's Office. A jury trial is set to begin in March in Santa Barbara Superior Court. <br />
Cappello &amp; Noël, Lieff Cabraser Heimann &amp; Bernstein, LLP, Keller Rohrback LLP and Audet &amp; Partners are representing class members.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news/category/local-news">Local News</a></div></div></div>Tue, 13 Feb 2018 16:24:24 +0000Anonymous8949 at https://www.edhat.comhttps://www.edhat.com/news/judge-certifies-oil-industry-class-in-lawsuit-against-plains-all-american-for-santa-barbara-oil#commentsTwo Lompoc Residents Arrested in Stolen Vehicle with Stolen Propertyhttps://www.edhat.com/news/two-lompoc-residents-arrested-in-stolen-vehicle-with-stolen-property
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>Source: Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office</em></p>
<p>On February 11, 2018, at about 6:50 a.m., a reporting party called the Santa Barbara County Public Safety Dispatch Center and told dispatchers that a male and female subject appeared to be breaking into vehicles in the area of Burtis Street and San Marcos Road. The suspects were observed pulling on the door handles of cars and were associated with a white Honda sedan that had paper license plates attached to the bumpers.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.sbsheriff.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Stolen-Property-5-e1518469900842-1024x768.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 225px; float: left; margin: 20px;" /></p>
<p>Sheriff’s deputies responded to the area and began to search for the subjects and their associated car. A Sheriff’s deputy located the car nearby and conducted an enforcement stop. Deputies detained 29-year-old Erika Krystal Garcia and 29-year-old Aldo Almanza, both of Lompoc. The deputies learned that Garcia and Almanza were driving a stolen vehicle out of the Santa Maria area, which they had been using while they committed numerous thefts throughout the County of Santa Barbara. An inventory of the car yielded stolen property, burglary tools, methamphetamine, and drug paraphernalia. The stolen property included thousands of dollars’ worth of power tools and a large quantity of stolen mail/documents. </p>
<p>Garcia was arrested for vehicle theft, burglary, possession of stolen property, possession of methamphetamine, possession of narcotic paraphernalia, and a no-bail Probation Department detainer. Almanza was arrested for vehicle theft, burglary, possession of stolen property, possession of burglary tools, grand theft, possession of methamphetamine, and a felony no bail warrant stemming from a previous auto theft.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.sbsheriff.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/Stolen-Property-1024x768.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 225px; float: left; margin: 20px;" />Both Garcia and Almanza were booked at the Santa Barbara County Jail and are being held without bail.</p>
<p>If you have information that would assist investigators in this case or if you believe you are the owner of any of the stolen property recovered, you are asked to contact the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office at 805-681-4100. To leave an anonymous tip, call 805-681- 4171 or go to <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=https://www.sbsheriff.org/home/anonymous-tip/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1518561645757000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFTSR2AmeXKS_WqDH906XAntQduSw" href="https://www.sbsheriff.org/home/anonymous-tip/" target="_blank">https://www.sbsheriff.org/<wbr></wbr>home/anonymous-tip/</a>.</p>
<p>To view photos of some of the stolen items, please visit our website at <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.sbsheriff.org&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1518561645757000&amp;usg=AFQjCNE220hdURlFBtFRuIH4F7nuLFHm_g" href="http://www.sbsheriff.org/" target="_blank">www.sbsheriff.org</a>.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news/category/public-news">Public News</a></div></div></div>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 23:05:26 +0000Edhat Staff8947 at https://www.edhat.comhttps://www.edhat.com/news/two-lompoc-residents-arrested-in-stolen-vehicle-with-stolen-property#commentsCanine Influenza in Californiahttps://www.edhat.com/news/canine-influenza-in-california
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p class="rteright"><span style="font-size:11px;"><em>(Stock Photo)</em></span></p>
<p><em>Source: Santa Barbara Public Health Department</em></p>
<p>Canine Influenza, or dog flu, is a highly contagious virus that is garnering more attention in the news lately with a recent outbreak in the San Francisco Bay area. According to Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine, there have been 72 reports of canine flu in California in the past 1.5 months. There have not been any reported confirmed cases in Santa Barbara County, although there have been several<br />
cases in San Luis Obispo County.</p>
<p>Symptoms of the disease include fever, cough, sneezing, nasal discharge, lethargy, and loss of appetite. Some dogs do not show any symptoms. Most dogs recover with basic supportive care in 2-3 weeks, but more severe illness can occur. Serious complications and deaths are usually related to secondary pneumonia.</p>
<p>Canine flu is spread by direct contact with respiratory secretions and/or contact with contaminated items such as bowls or toys. The virus can survive for 1-2 days on hard surfaces. Canine flu can spread rapidly at boarding facilities, groomers, doggie day cares, dog parks, and other places where dogs co-mingle. The virus can be shed by dogs for up to 24 days, including after the dog no longer is showing signs of illness. There is no evidence that canine influenza can be spread to humans.</p>
<p>Owners should keep their pets up to date on vaccines, take animals to their veterinarian if they are sick, and not take their dogs in public or to places where they will encounter other dogs if they are showing signs of illness. Pet owners should also discuss the canine influenza vaccine with their veterinarian, and decide whether vaccinating their dog for the virus is recommended.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news/category/public-news">Public News</a></div></div></div>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 18:28:30 +0000Edhat Staff8932 at https://www.edhat.comhttps://www.edhat.com/news/canine-influenza-in-california#commentsBehind Montecito’s Sweeping New Evacuation Ruleshttps://www.edhat.com/news/behind-montecito-s-sweeping-new-evacuation-rules
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p class="rtecenter"><em><span style="color: rgb(34, 34, 34); font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Eric Nicita, left, and Kevin Cooper, scientists with the federal Burned Area Emergency Response team for the Thomas Fire, measure the depth of the hydrophobic, or water-repellant layer in the scorched soil on the steep mountainside above Montecito. The absence of any vegetation on these slopes heightens the risk of another catastrophic debris flow like the one on Jan. 9. (Photo courtesy of Los Padres National Forest)</span></em></p>
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<p><em>By Melinda Burns</em></p>
<p>On Jan. 7, when the county first issued mandatory and voluntary evacuation orders for Montecito, the National Weather Service was forecasting up to one-and-a-half inches of rain per hour from the approaching storm, the first of the winter.</p>
<p>But the rain that came was much more extreme. Beginning at 3:34 a.m. on Jan. 9, the mountainside that had burned in the Thomas Fire above Montecito was hit with four bursts of intense rain; one of them dumped half an inch in five minutes. The odds of that occurring were once in 200 years.</p>
<p>By 4 a.m., a massive torrent of mud and boulders was surging through the sleeping community below, overwhelming everything in its path. Twenty-one people died, and two are still missing.</p>
<p>“We knew we were going to have a bad storm,” county Sheriff Bill Brown told a standing-room-only crowd at the Montecito Union School last week. “What we prepared for is not what we received.”</p>
<p>The county Office of Emergency Management last week rolled out a sweeping change in protocol that it said would better protect all communities below burn areas in future storms. Twenty-four hours before the arrival of any storm that is forecast to bring half an inch of rain or more per hour to those areas, Brown said, he will issue a mandatory evacuation order blanketing all of Montecito and parts of the Carpinteria Valley.</p>
<p>Evacuations on this scale for mountainside communities next to the ocean are unprecedented but necessary, officials said.</p>
<p>“Nobody’s done this before,” said Rob Lewin, county emergency manager. “This is what they do in hurricanes. Let us not be fooled that the mountains have flushed the debris from the Jan. 9 storm. The mountains are loaded.”</p>
<p>The protocol includes a pre-evacuation advisory 72 hours before a storm and a recommended evacuation warning 48 hours before. In addition to communities below the Thomas Fire, the protocol applies to less populated areas on the Gaviota Coast below the Whittier and Sherpa fire burn areas, and in the Santa Maria Valley below the Alamo Fire.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://www.edhat.com/sites/default/files/contentimages/sbc-timeline.jpg" style="width: 700px; height: 454px;" /></p>
<p>Half an inch of rain per hour is dangerous in the burn areas because it can trigger landslides and debris flows from loose boulders and soil no longer held in place by dense chaparral, scientists said. And now that some – but by no means, all – of the debris has been flushed out of the canyons, they say, water may be able to move faster through them.</p>
<p>“It will now take less rainfall to move debris than it did on Jan. 9,” Brown said.</p>
<p>Also problematic, scientists say, is a mountainside microclimate that has the potential to ratchet up rainfall amounts and intensities in the burn areas. It happens like this: As storms approach the coast from the north, rotating counter-clockwise, they can generate strong winds from the south. These winds drive moisture-laden air off the ocean straight into the steep east-west trending slopes of the South Coast. The moist air cools rapidly as it is lifted upwards, then packs a punch as it drops a load of rain high on the mountainside.</p>
<p>“Because of the extreme topography, the prediction for half an inch of rain per hour can easily result in something twice as much on those slopes above Montecito,” said Kevin Cooper, a biologist with the Los Padres National Forest who served on the federal Burned Area Emergency Response team for the Thomas Fire. “It’s always worrisome in these situations. We could have an equally bad event as on January 9th; it just depends on how hard it rains.”</p>
<p>That’s why the trigger for evacuations is a storm forecast and not the actual amount of rain that comes, Cooper said.</p>
<p>“You can’t wait for something to appear, because it’s like a snow avalanche,” he said. “It looks okay until it’s on top of you.”</p>
<p>County records show that rainfall intensities of half an inch per hour occur at least once on the South Coast almost every year. The risk of debris flows is greatest in the first year after a fire, but the evacuation protocol will be in place until the vegetation in the burn areas grows back, Lewin told the anxious crowd at Montecito Union.</p>
<p>“We want you to live your lives and have hope,” he said. “But you have to be prepared to have a bit of a transient life. Make sure you always have a suitcase ready and your gas tank full.”</p>
<p>How long will it take for the vegetation to grow back in the burn area? the audience wanted to know. The unsatisfying answer was: one to five years, depending on the rain.</p>
<p>“Unfortunately, it’s not a simple thing,” Lewin said.</p>
<p>In an interview, Cooper said he saw very few shoots of vegetation sprouting in the Thomas Fire burn area on a recent visit there. All of the trees are gone, he said, and there’s quite a bit of debris still piled up at the bottom of the creek canyons.</p>
<p>Artificial seeding of burned chaparral slopes has not been effective in the past, Cooper said. It can promote weeds, and if it is done too early, the seeds can be washed away in the rain. The native vegetation comes back just as fast as the seeds, anyway, Cooper said.</p>
<p>“There’s a great seed source still up there, and it’s growing,” he said of the slopes above Montecito. “It’s ready to recover. If we get light rains, it might be hard to walk through these burned areas next spring.”</p>
<hr /><p><em> Melinda Burns is a freelance journalist based in Santa Barbara</em></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news/category/montecito-mudslide">Montecito Mudslide</a></div></div></div>Mon, 12 Feb 2018 18:00:00 +0000Melinda Burns8925 at https://www.edhat.comhttps://www.edhat.com/news/behind-montecito-s-sweeping-new-evacuation-rules#commentsWoman Arrested Following Vehicle Pursuithttps://www.edhat.com/news/woman-arrested-following-vehicle-pursuit
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>Source: Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office</em></p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://ci5.googleusercontent.com/proxy/P03RTD8NQz5wwrabMW76HpD2uIFrL-AhmYIVzROYU1J6BiRaIAMpHdNq44zfK-HmqREgIxB-uM5pHIo8UQFbiwcUDdTVsJZAZh60QvcXUVcNda9Mkmp-t00gXBz4gJZ96edA7DjoeiuQZTYz_EAFR5mG3doGmmTBe1leYW-MQ2g=s0-d-e1-ft#https://s3.amazonaws.com/nixle/uploads/pub_media/md/user31764-1518384386-media3_585147_192_240_PrsMe_.jpeg" style="width: 192px; height: 240px; float: left; margin: 20px;" /> At approximately 12:30 a.m. this morning, February 11, 2018, Sheriff’s Detectives with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Bureau (S.I.B) assigned to patrol the Montecito disaster area observed a vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed and failing to stop at stop signs in the area of Coast Village Road. Detectives caught up to the vehicle and initiated an enforcement stop. The vehicle failed to yield and entered the US 101 Southbound continuing to drive recklessly. Detectives initiated a vehicle pursuit in an attempt to apprehend the driver. The vehicle eventually exited into the Summerland area and failed to negotiate a right turn while exiting the freeway. The vehicle crashed onto the Union Pacific train tracks which caused the passenger’s side front axle to shear off and the vehicle to become disabled.</p>
<p>The driver, 40-year-old Rebecca Amaya of Camarillo failed to comply with verbal commands. Amaya was eventually negotiated away from her vehicle and taken into custody without further incident.</p>
<p>A records check revealed Amaya’s driver’s license was suspended and she is on DUI probation out of Ventura County with a no alcohol clause. Amaya was arrested for the violations of 23152(a) VC- Felony driving under the influence, 2800.2(a) VC-Felony evading a peace officer 14601.2(a) VC- Driving on a suspended license.</p>
<p>Amaya was booked at Santa Barbara County Jail with a bail set at $100,000.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/nixle/uploads/pub_media/user31764-1518384386-media2" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news/category/public-news">Public News</a></div></div></div>Sun, 11 Feb 2018 22:21:21 +0000Edhat Staff8916 at https://www.edhat.comhttps://www.edhat.com/news/woman-arrested-following-vehicle-pursuit#commentsDogs of the Week: Summer and her Puppieshttps://www.edhat.com/news/dogs-of-the-week-summer-and-her-puppies
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>Source: Spark Rescue</em></p>
<p>"Mama Summer" and her 12 puppies are doing great! We believe the pups to be a mix of mostly Lab and Aussie (this is just a guess and it's highly likely there are other breeds in the mix as well). A special thank you to Claire and Jeff for stopping by for a visit and taking so many cute photos of the pups.</p>
<p>At almost 5 weeks and weighing between 4-6 pounds these precious pups are likely to be between 35-50 pounds when full grown. If you are interested in adopting one of these adorable pups please visit our website at <a data-ft="{&quot;tn&quot;:&quot;-U&quot;}" data-lynx-mode="async" href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sparkrescue.org%2F&amp;h=ATNP6rUPLw0ld-FFuHGUE-Jp0BaFRogEUU8fpvEbL-lo51irBsb4FJMbQH6W699jHcv-i4wSZYTtoHcr-SbiEE3mjclgyOen-87qqHXsb4Ajw9MMbTz6g1N_jjyChZYUDp00qqFR93keWyu--LgGj_6kvDi-vXr4nh_WFCBp0EUgjvHt3FVFaS9zaorx3YCgOv6Vv_jfXmRIRF8m5PPO4IEZjqdX5CrcVDj8lKPhPuApSprS54wfYpIWGq0_79K6wKDKgORNRWh9c7dZKngYrz4Oj8s" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">www.sparkrescue.org</a> and submit an adoption application. The pups will be placed in their forever homes at 8 weeks of age.</p>
<p>Note: We will be bringing at least 4 of the pups to the Goleta Pet Smart on February 10th and 17th (between 2:00 - 6:00 pm) for an adoption event. Hope to see you there!<br />
Here are just a few photos of the puppies, more can be seen on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sparkrescuesantabarbara/photos/a.1440394312737488.1073741844.498106616966267/1440400559403530/?type=3&amp;theater" target="_blank">Facebook</a>.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/27628909_1440394476070805_188976969858631325_o.jpg?oh=53dc60edd44b193ccc3bd0526e63552a&amp;oe=5B1D57ED" style="width: 310px; height: 500px;" /> <img alt="" src="https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/27797406_1440394332737486_8649062396746802348_o.jpg?oh=49f8b5b17356dfced5165a5817efa34a&amp;oe=5B1FCE45" style="width: 417px; height: 500px;" /> <img alt="" src="https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/27709383_1440394392737480_3163690553087569080_o.jpg?oh=3deeebe60b62bf7c270565f4b4a8bfb6&amp;oe=5B1BEE09" style="width: 319px; height: 500px;" /> <img alt="" src="https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/27748261_1440394522737467_6843536301354506136_o.jpg?oh=8a9a3154ba8825409840349265ad0cc5&amp;oe=5ADA0312" style="width: 379px; height: 500px;" /> <img alt="" src="https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/27504087_1440400559403530_6309877545930120719_o.jpg?oh=248c8fcaa089a89d21083be13661bfd9&amp;oe=5B0FDFE5" style="width: 424px; height: 500px;" /> <img alt="" src="https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t31.0-8/27710319_1440421892734730_2840969646466637598_o.jpg?oh=3a70f99543571209e9eeb5b19998065a&amp;oe=5B2202F9" style="width: 375px; height: 500px;" /></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news/category/dog-of-the-week">Dog of the Week</a></div></div></div>Sun, 11 Feb 2018 21:00:03 +0000Edhat Staff8913 at https://www.edhat.comhttps://www.edhat.com/news/dogs-of-the-week-summer-and-her-puppies#commentsRemembering John Garrett McManigal Sr.https://www.edhat.com/news/remembering-john-garrett-mcmanigal-sr
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>By an edhat reader</em></p>
<p>BELOVED husband, brother, friend and father of six sons.</p>
<p>John was born October 26th, 1953 in Long Island, New York to Robert Dallas Thompson McManigal and Jane Dens. Raised in Westfield, New Jersey, John enjoyed playing in father-son tennis tournaments and rooting for the New York Yankees.</p>
<p>John captained both the boy's tennis team at Westfield High School and the men's tennis team at Bucknell University. He was elected president of the Phi Kappa Psi fraternity and graduated in 1976 with degrees in mechanical engineering and economics. After college, John was hired by IBM out of Buffalo, New York where he ultimately worked for 18 years with stints in Los Angeles, Atlanta, Long Beach, Connecticut, and Santa Barbara. In 1979, while at an IBM training class, he met his future wife Holliday Montgomery. Holliday was taken by his keen sense of humor, quick wit, and infectious smile. After dating from opposite coasts for six months, John proposed to Holliday at the Biltmore in Montecito, just one mile away from where they would eventually settle and raise their six sons together. They married on April 26th, 1980 in Newport Beach, California at the Harbor Pavilion.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/contentimages/john-mcmanigal.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 333px;" /></p>
<p>John lived an idyllic and heavenly family life. He adored his close relationship with his neighbors, the Grokenberger family, who added to the fun family dynamic with seven kids of their own. As a happy and proud father, he always made his sons' water polo, tennis, and baseball games despite his extensive travel schedule. An active man, he enjoyed his running route along Butterfly and East Beach and competing in men's interclub matches at Knowlwood Tennis Club. John enjoyed international travel including golf outings to Scotland and Ireland with his father, father-in-law, friends, and sons. </p>
<p>His favorite adventure came in the summer of 2007 where he traveled throughout Switzerland. He also enjoyed trips to Israel, Turkey, Croatia, and Hungary. His favorite activity however was skiing with his six sons in Sun Valley, Idaho. John's home away from home was Sun Valley, Idaho. In his perfect day, he'd start with a Starbucks tall black coffee, leaving himself enough time to return home to read his Bible and watch the sunrise over Baldy Mountain. He loved skiing first tracks on the mountain with his sons. He'd then finish the day off with long lunches at Roundhouse Lodge enjoying food, drinks, and laughter with family and friends.</p>
<p>A devout Christian, he was a long time member at El Montecito Presbyterian Church where he served in multiple positions of leadership. A tender memorial tribute was given to John on January 20th at First Presbyterian. His sister Elizabeth, best friend and fraternity brother Pat Loftus, and six sons spoke to an overflowing church sanctuary. John McManigal Sr. is survived by his wife Holliday McManigal, six sons John (Kendyll), Michael (Courtney), Ryan, Tyler (Mackenzie), Connor, and William, six grandchildren, and brothers Robert (Cynthia) and Jeffrey (Kimberely), sister Elizabeth (Gregory).</p>
<p>He was loved by many and will be dearly missed. We love you John.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news/category/montecito-mudslide">Montecito Mudslide</a></div></div></div>Sun, 11 Feb 2018 20:41:39 +0000Edhat Staff8912 at https://www.edhat.comhttps://www.edhat.com/news/remembering-john-garrett-mcmanigal-sr#commentsWinchester’s Secrethttps://www.edhat.com/news/winchester-s-secret
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>By Tom Modugno of Goleta History</em></p>
<p><img alt="" data-attachment-id="3397" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;RICOH WG-4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1438041571&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.5&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0222222222222&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="winchester2" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/winchester2-2.jpg?fit=800%2C770" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/winchester2-2.jpg?fit=300%2C289" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/winchester2-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C1156" data-orig-size="1200,1156" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/the-good-doctor-winchester/winchester2-3/" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/winchester2-2.jpg?resize=800%2C770" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/winchester2-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C986 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/winchester2-2.jpg?resize=300%2C289 300w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/winchester2-2.jpg?resize=768%2C740 768w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/winchester2-2.jpg?resize=800%2C771 800w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/winchester2-2.jpg?w=1200 1200w" style="height: 578px; width: 600px;" /></p>
<p>As you have already learned, <a href="http://goletahistory.com/the-good-doctor-winchester/">Dr. Winchester</a> was a fine, upstanding citizen, held in high regard by even the most elite in early Santa Barbara.<img alt="" data-attachment-id="3556" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="eliza-edwards-ny-times-10-7-92" data-large-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/eliza-edwards-ny-times-10-7-92-2.jpg?fit=800%2C745" data-medium-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/eliza-edwards-ny-times-10-7-92-2.jpg?fit=300%2C280" data-orig-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/eliza-edwards-ny-times-10-7-92-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C1118" data-orig-size="1200,1118" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/eliza-edwards-ny-times-10-7-92-3/" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/eliza-edwards-ny-times-10-7-92-2.jpg?resize=800%2C745" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/eliza-edwards-ny-times-10-7-92-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C954 1024w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/eliza-edwards-ny-times-10-7-92-2.jpg?resize=300%2C280 300w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/eliza-edwards-ny-times-10-7-92-2.jpg?resize=768%2C716 768w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/eliza-edwards-ny-times-10-7-92-2.jpg?resize=800%2C745 800w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/eliza-edwards-ny-times-10-7-92-2.jpg?w=1200 1200w" style="height: 559px; width: 600px;" /></p>
<p>So imagine the eyebrows being raised when newspapers all across the country accused him of smuggling opium and illegal aliens!<img alt="" data-attachment-id="3472" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="stearns robevans 1870s" data-large-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/stearns-robevans-1870s.jpg?fit=800%2C509" data-medium-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/stearns-robevans-1870s.jpg?fit=300%2C191" data-orig-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/stearns-robevans-1870s.jpg?fit=1200%2C763" data-orig-size="1200,763" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/the-good-doctor-winchester/stearns-robevans-1870s/" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/stearns-robevans-1870s.jpg?resize=800%2C509" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/stearns-robevans-1870s.jpg?resize=1024%2C651 1024w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/stearns-robevans-1870s.jpg?resize=300%2C191 300w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/stearns-robevans-1870s.jpg?resize=768%2C488 768w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/stearns-robevans-1870s.jpg?resize=800%2C509 800w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/stearns-robevans-1870s.jpg?w=1200 1200w" style="height: 382px; width: 600px;" /></p>
<p>According to the Los Angeles Times on July 10th, 1892, Winchester had been under constant surveillance by Federal officers since his return from a mysterious trip to Vancouver. They watched as Winchester and a Captain Van Bremen were picked up by a buggy at Stearns Wharf.</p>
<p><img alt="" data-attachment-id="3479" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="buggy beach2" data-large-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/buggy-beach2.jpg?fit=800%2C496" data-medium-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/buggy-beach2.jpg?fit=300%2C186" data-orig-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/buggy-beach2.jpg?fit=1200%2C744" data-orig-size="1200,744" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/buggy-beach2/" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/buggy-beach2.jpg?resize=800%2C496" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/buggy-beach2.jpg?resize=1024%2C635 1024w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/buggy-beach2.jpg?resize=300%2C186 300w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/buggy-beach2.jpg?resize=768%2C476 768w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/buggy-beach2.jpg?resize=800%2C496 800w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/buggy-beach2.jpg?w=1200 1200w" style="height: 372px; width: 600px;" /></p>
<p>The pair were taken down the beach to a point on the shore directly opposite a mysterious vessel at anchor in the fog. The driver that took them was “silent as an oyster” when questioned about the identity of the ship. It was evident he had been cautioned to say as little as possible.</p>
<p><img alt="Winchester's secret" data-attachment-id="3478" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;Ulrike Welsch - \u00a9 all rights reserved&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="clipper in fog" data-large-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/clipper-in-fog.jpg?fit=800%2C511" data-medium-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/clipper-in-fog.jpg?fit=300%2C192" data-orig-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/clipper-in-fog.jpg?fit=1200%2C766" data-orig-size="1200,766" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/clipper-in-fog/" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/clipper-in-fog.jpg?resize=800%2C511" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/clipper-in-fog.jpg?resize=1024%2C654 1024w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/clipper-in-fog.jpg?resize=300%2C192 300w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/clipper-in-fog.jpg?resize=768%2C490 768w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/clipper-in-fog.jpg?resize=800%2C511 800w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/clipper-in-fog.jpg?w=1200 1200w" style="height: 383px; width: 600px;" /> </p>
<p>Customs officers knew that this same ship, the Eliza Edwards, had sailed from Vancouver, but had made an unscheduled stop at Victoria. There, it met with a sloop and appeared to take on cargo, arousing officials’ suspicions. Now the ship sat and waited just off the bluffs in front of the Santa Barbara cemetery. A boat from the ship was landed on the beach and the occupants held a long conversation and exchanged objects with the Doctor and the Captain.</p>
<p><img alt="" data-attachment-id="3480" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="sd" data-large-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sd.jpg?fit=800%2C420" data-medium-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sd.jpg?fit=300%2C158" data-orig-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sd.jpg?fit=1200%2C631" data-orig-size="1200,631" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/sd/" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sd.jpg?resize=800%2C420" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sd.jpg?resize=1024%2C538 1024w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sd.jpg?resize=300%2C158 300w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sd.jpg?resize=768%2C404 768w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sd.jpg?resize=800%2C421 800w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/sd.jpg?w=1200 1200w" style="height: 315px; width: 600px;" /></p>
<p>Soon after, Winchester reportedly left for the East coast with a stranger. But he actually went no further than San Diego, and checked into a hotel as “Charles H. Smith of Chicago”. This is not looking good for our esteemed physician….Why would this mysterious ship not land at the wharf, and instead quietly cast anchor in a fog bank off shore? And why was her presence not reported to the Federal officer in Santa Barbara as was required by the law? And why did it make an unscheduled stop in Canada and meet with another ship? And why did the doctor say he was heading east, and then check into a San Diego hotel under a false name?</p>
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<p><img alt="" data-attachment-id="3486" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="queer" data-large-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/queer.jpg?fit=800%2C366" data-medium-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/queer.jpg?fit=300%2C137" data-orig-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/queer.jpg?fit=1200%2C548" data-orig-size="1200,548" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/queer/" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/queer.jpg?resize=800%2C366" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/queer.jpg?resize=1024%2C468 1024w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/queer.jpg?resize=300%2C137 300w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/queer.jpg?resize=768%2C351 768w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/queer.jpg?resize=800%2C365 800w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/queer.jpg?w=1200 1200w" style="height: 275px; width: 600px;" /></p>
<p>The L.A. Times labeled Winchester’s behavior queer, and left readers with an impression of definite wrongdoing. The ship was seized in San Diego by Customs officials and searched thoroughly as the media threw around wild, unconfirmed speculations.</p>
<p><img alt="" data-attachment-id="3499" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="chinese laborers" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/chinese-laborers-1.jpg?fit=800%2C437" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/chinese-laborers-1.jpg?fit=300%2C164" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/chinese-laborers-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C655" data-orig-size="1200,655" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/chinese-laborers-2/" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/chinese-laborers-1.jpg?resize=800%2C437" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/chinese-laborers-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C559 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/chinese-laborers-1.jpg?resize=300%2C164 300w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/chinese-laborers-1.jpg?resize=768%2C419 768w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/chinese-laborers-1.jpg?resize=800%2C437 800w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/chinese-laborers-1.jpg?w=1200 1200w" style="height: 328px; width: 600px;" /></p>
<p>Some background on why smuggling was such a hot topic in these days: Chinese immigration had started in California with the Gold Rush in 1848. Hard times in China prompted many young males to come work in California and send money back home to their families. When the gold dried up, the railroads hired the Chinese as cheap labor to expand their lines around the country. More than 300,000 Chinese came to the U.S. between 1850 and 1882. When the railroads were done, Chinese immigrants became the target of a wave of violence and discrimination in California.</p>
<p><img alt="" data-attachment-id="3496" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="opium den san fran" data-large-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/opium-den-san-fran-1.jpg?fit=800%2C527" data-medium-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/opium-den-san-fran-1.jpg?fit=300%2C198" data-orig-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/opium-den-san-fran-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C790" data-orig-size="1200,790" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/opium-den-san-fran-2/" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/opium-den-san-fran-1.jpg?resize=800%2C527" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/opium-den-san-fran-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C674 1024w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/opium-den-san-fran-1.jpg?resize=300%2C198 300w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/opium-den-san-fran-1.jpg?resize=768%2C506 768w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/opium-den-san-fran-1.jpg?resize=800%2C527 800w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/opium-den-san-fran-1.jpg?w=1200 1200w" style="height: 395px; width: 600px;" /></p>
<p>Meanwhile, a byproduct of the Chinese culture was flourishing; opium. There was big money to be made in the opium market, providing the addictive drug to its growing audience. And not just for the Chinese…..</p>
<p><img alt="" data-attachment-id="3497" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;\u00a9 News Dog Media&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="american women on opium" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/american-women-on-opium.jpg?fit=800%2C918" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/american-women-on-opium.jpg?fit=261%2C300" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/american-women-on-opium.jpg?fit=1200%2C1377" data-orig-size="1200,1377" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/american-women-on-opium/" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/american-women-on-opium.jpg?resize=800%2C918" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/american-women-on-opium.jpg?resize=892%2C1024 892w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/american-women-on-opium.jpg?resize=261%2C300 261w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/american-women-on-opium.jpg?resize=768%2C881 768w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/american-women-on-opium.jpg?resize=800%2C918 800w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/american-women-on-opium.jpg?w=1200 1200w" style="height: 689px; width: 600px;" /></p>
<p>Opium became “in” with the “in crowd”. White middle and upper class citizens became enamored with the exotic narcotic, and upscale opium dens popped up throughout the United States.<img alt="" data-attachment-id="3536" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;BuffaloStoriesVideo&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1463160093&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="dr suicide" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dr-suicide-1.jpg?fit=800%2C512" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dr-suicide-1.jpg?fit=300%2C192" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dr-suicide-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C768" data-orig-size="1200,768" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/dr-suicide-2/" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" src="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dr-suicide-1.jpg?resize=300%2C192" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dr-suicide-1.jpg?resize=300%2C192 300w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dr-suicide-1.jpg?resize=768%2C492 768w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dr-suicide-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C655 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dr-suicide-1.jpg?resize=800%2C512 800w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dr-suicide-1.jpg?w=1200 1200w" /></p>
<p>Opium was also used by physicians as a pain killer, and many doctors themselves fell prey to the grip of the powerful drug.</p>
<p><img alt="" data-attachment-id="3498" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;\u00a9 News Dog Media&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="hip young addict" data-large-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/hip-young-addict.jpg?fit=800%2C983" data-medium-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/hip-young-addict.jpg?fit=244%2C300" data-orig-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/hip-young-addict.jpg?fit=1200%2C1476" data-orig-size="1200,1476" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/hip-young-addict/" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/hip-young-addict.jpg?resize=800%2C983" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/hip-young-addict.jpg?resize=833%2C1024 833w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/hip-young-addict.jpg?resize=244%2C300 244w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/hip-young-addict.jpg?resize=768%2C945 768w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/hip-young-addict.jpg?resize=800%2C984 800w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/hip-young-addict.jpg?w=1200 1200w" style="height: 737px; width: 600px;" /></p>
<p>The highly addictive drug ruined the lives of Americans of all walks of life and all across the nation. The opium epidemic fanned the flames of hatred for the Chinese, who were blamed for bringing this evil drug with them to the States.</p>
<p><img alt="" data-attachment-id="3537" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="anti-chinese-cartoon-22" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/anti-chinese-cartoon-22.jpg?fit=800%2C692" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/anti-chinese-cartoon-22.jpg?fit=300%2C260" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/anti-chinese-cartoon-22.jpg?fit=1200%2C1038" data-orig-size="1200,1038" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/anti-chinese-cartoon-22/" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/anti-chinese-cartoon-22.jpg?resize=800%2C692" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/anti-chinese-cartoon-22.jpg?resize=1024%2C886 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/anti-chinese-cartoon-22.jpg?resize=300%2C260 300w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/anti-chinese-cartoon-22.jpg?resize=768%2C664 768w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/anti-chinese-cartoon-22.jpg?resize=800%2C692 800w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/anti-chinese-cartoon-22.jpg?w=1200 1200w" style="height: 519px; width: 600px;" /></p>
<p>In 1882, Congress passed “The Chinese Exclusion Act”, riding the popular anti-Chinese sentiment and America’s fear of overpopulation. This was a major turning point for the U.S., which had previously welcomed all immigrants. This was followed in 1892 by the “Act to Prohibit the Coming of Chinese Persons into the United States”, a pretty self explanatory title.</p>
<p><img alt="" data-attachment-id="3501" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="chinese illegal in desert" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/chinese-illegal-in-desert.jpg?fit=800%2C516" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/chinese-illegal-in-desert.jpg?fit=300%2C194" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/chinese-illegal-in-desert.jpg?fit=1200%2C774" data-orig-size="1200,774" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/chinese-illegal-in-desert/" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/chinese-illegal-in-desert.jpg?resize=800%2C516" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/chinese-illegal-in-desert.jpg?resize=1024%2C660 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/chinese-illegal-in-desert.jpg?resize=300%2C194 300w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/chinese-illegal-in-desert.jpg?resize=768%2C495 768w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/chinese-illegal-in-desert.jpg?resize=800%2C516 800w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/chinese-illegal-in-desert.jpg?w=1200 1200w" style="height: 387px; width: 600px;" /></p>
<p>And so began America’s illegal alien problem. Many Chinese continued to sneak across the border, mostly through Canada, but some tried the southern route through the deserts of Mexico.<img alt="" data-attachment-id="3503" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="smuggling chinese" data-large-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/smuggling-chinese.jpg?fit=800%2C785" data-medium-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/smuggling-chinese.jpg?fit=300%2C295" data-orig-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/smuggling-chinese.jpg?fit=1200%2C1178" data-orig-size="1200,1178" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/smuggling-chinese/" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/smuggling-chinese.jpg?resize=800%2C785" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/smuggling-chinese.jpg?resize=1024%2C1005 1024w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/smuggling-chinese.jpg?resize=300%2C295 300w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/smuggling-chinese.jpg?resize=768%2C754 768w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/smuggling-chinese.jpg?resize=800%2C785 800w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/smuggling-chinese.jpg?w=1200 1200w" style="height: 589px; width: 600px;" /></p>
<p>The strict new immigration laws created a whole new black market for inexpensive laborers. This entailed the smuggling of Chinese workers into the U.S. The news was full of smugglers and there were reports of aliens being brought from Mexico to California via ships landing near Santa Barbara.</p>
<p><img alt="" data-attachment-id="3504" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SAMSUNG-SM-G891A&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1514898405&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0333333333333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="opium news clip(1)" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/opium-news-clip1.jpg?fit=800%2C868" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/opium-news-clip1.jpg?fit=276%2C300" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/opium-news-clip1.jpg?fit=1200%2C1302" data-orig-size="1200,1302" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/opium-news-clip1/" sizes="(max-width: 276px) 100vw, 276px" src="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/opium-news-clip1.jpg?resize=276%2C300" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/opium-news-clip1.jpg?resize=276%2C300 276w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/opium-news-clip1.jpg?resize=768%2C833 768w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/opium-news-clip1.jpg?resize=944%2C1024 944w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/opium-news-clip1.jpg?resize=800%2C868 800w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/opium-news-clip1.jpg?w=1200 1200w" /></p>
<p>And opium just kept getting more popular, with smugglers getting busted left and right. All this was happening around the time of Doctor Winchester’s mysterious activities.<img alt="" data-attachment-id="3506" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="7-9-92 (2) copy" data-large-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-9-92-2-copy.jpg?fit=800%2C890" data-medium-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-9-92-2-copy.jpg?fit=269%2C300" data-orig-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-9-92-2-copy.jpg?fit=1200%2C1336" data-orig-size="1200,1336" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/7-9-92-2-copy/" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-9-92-2-copy.jpg?resize=800%2C890" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-9-92-2-copy.jpg?resize=920%2C1024 920w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-9-92-2-copy.jpg?resize=269%2C300 269w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-9-92-2-copy.jpg?resize=768%2C855 768w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-9-92-2-copy.jpg?resize=800%2C891 800w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-9-92-2-copy.jpg?w=1200 1200w" style="height: 668px; width: 600px;" /></p>
<p>So the press, and the authorities, were both ready to jump to the seemingly obvious conclusion. But Winchester maintained his innocence, despite articles like this one from the San Francisco Call, that said the Eliza Edwards had allegedly smuggled 51 Chinamen and 2000 pounds of opium from Vancouver. The article also stated that Winchester and Captain Van Bremer had attempted to bribe a reporter to keep the story quiet.</p>
<p><img alt="" data-attachment-id="3512" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="immigration" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/immigration.jpg?fit=800%2C520" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/immigration.jpg?fit=300%2C195" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/immigration.jpg?fit=1200%2C780" data-orig-size="1200,780" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/immigration/" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/immigration.jpg?resize=800%2C520" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/immigration.jpg?resize=1024%2C666 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/immigration.jpg?resize=300%2C195 300w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/immigration.jpg?resize=768%2C499 768w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/immigration.jpg?resize=800%2C520 800w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/immigration.jpg?w=1200 1200w" style="height: 390px; width: 600px;" /></p>
<p>Customs officials were shocked to find nothing illegal on the Eliza Edwards. No sign of the 51 Chinese laborers and none of the 2000 pounds of opium. They came to the obvious conclusion that the illegal merchandise had been dropped at Santa Barbara. Winchester had left on the first train back to Santa Barbara that morning, supposedly to destroy all the evidence there. Captain Van Bremer admitted the ship did stop in Santa Barbara, but only to take on fresh meat and a patent log. Van Bremer was charged a $1400 fine for not reporting the landing to authorities and the ship’s cook was arrested, with the hopes of him turning State’s evidence.</p>
<p><img alt="" data-attachment-id="3558" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SAMSUNG-SM-G891A&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1515493479&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="7-9-18.clippjpg" data-large-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-9-18.clippjpg.jpg?fit=800%2C420" data-medium-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-9-18.clippjpg.jpg?fit=300%2C158" data-orig-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-9-18.clippjpg.jpg?fit=1200%2C630" data-orig-size="1200,630" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/7-9-18-clippjpg/" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-9-18.clippjpg.jpg?resize=800%2C420" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-9-18.clippjpg.jpg?resize=1024%2C538 1024w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-9-18.clippjpg.jpg?resize=300%2C158 300w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-9-18.clippjpg.jpg?resize=768%2C403 768w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-9-18.clippjpg.jpg?resize=800%2C420 800w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-9-18.clippjpg.jpg?w=1200 1200w" style="height: 315px; width: 600px;" /></p>
<p>Locally, the Santa Barbara Morning Press vigorously defended the honor of Dr. Winchester. They printed several long explanations, directly from the doctor, in an effort to clear his good name.</p>
<p><img alt="" data-attachment-id="3509" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="winchester statement" data-large-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/winchester-statement-1.jpg?fit=800%2C360" data-medium-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/winchester-statement-1.jpg?fit=300%2C135" data-orig-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/winchester-statement-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C540" data-orig-size="1200,540" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/winchester-statement-2/" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/winchester-statement-1.jpg?resize=800%2C360" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/winchester-statement-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C461 1024w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/winchester-statement-1.jpg?resize=300%2C135 300w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/winchester-statement-1.jpg?resize=768%2C346 768w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/winchester-statement-1.jpg?resize=800%2C360 800w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/winchester-statement-1.jpg?w=1200 1200w" style="height: 270px; width: 600px;" /></p>
<p>Winchester told the Morning Press that Captain Van Bremer had been a patient of his for years, and the purpose of the Eliza Edwards coming down the coast was partially to take the Captain on a sea cruise for his health. The other reason was to sell the vessel. Winchester said he was heading East when he heard the ship had been detained, so he went to San Diego to help his friend out. He registered under a false name to avoid the persistent reporters and customs officers. He emphatically denied offering money to the San Diego Union to suppress news. He also denied the rumor that the secret mission of the trip was to search for lost treasure at Cocos island….</p>
<p><img alt="" data-attachment-id="3560" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SAMSUNG-SM-G891A&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1515494098&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="7-9 mp (1)clip" data-large-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-9-mp-1clip-1.jpg?fit=800%2C965" data-medium-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-9-mp-1clip-1.jpg?fit=249%2C300" data-orig-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-9-mp-1clip-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C1447" data-orig-size="1200,1447" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/7-9-mp-1clip-2/" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-9-mp-1clip-1.jpg?resize=800%2C965" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-9-mp-1clip-1.jpg?resize=849%2C1024 849w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-9-mp-1clip-1.jpg?resize=249%2C300 249w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-9-mp-1clip-1.jpg?resize=768%2C926 768w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-9-mp-1clip-1.jpg?resize=800%2C965 800w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/7-9-mp-1clip-1.jpg?w=1200 1200w" style="height: 600px; width: 497px;" /></p>
<p>But there were still inconsistencies in his story. And every interview he gave, just confused the public even further. Soon, even the local press became suspicious.<img alt="" data-attachment-id="3562" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SAMSUNG-SM-G891A&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1515493942&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="1clip" data-large-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1clip-1.jpg?fit=800%2C790" data-medium-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1clip-1.jpg?fit=300%2C296" data-orig-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1clip-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C1185" data-orig-size="1200,1185" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/1clip-2/" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1clip-1.jpg?resize=800%2C790" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1clip-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C1011 1024w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1clip-1.jpg?resize=300%2C296 300w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1clip-1.jpg?resize=768%2C758 768w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1clip-1.jpg?resize=800%2C790 800w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/1clip-1.jpg?w=1200 1200w" style="width: 608px; height: 600px;" /></p>
<p>On July 12th, Winchester boarded the Eliza Edwards and set sail, but for where, it still wasn’t clear. The Santa Barbara press was frustrated with the ever changing stories, and quipped that even the Eliza Edwards probably didn’t know where she was headed!</p>
<p><img alt="" data-attachment-id="3519" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="van bremers stories2" data-large-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/van-bremers-stories2.jpg?fit=800%2C198" data-medium-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/van-bremers-stories2.jpg?fit=300%2C74" data-orig-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/van-bremers-stories2.jpg?fit=1200%2C297" data-orig-size="1200,297" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/van-bremers-stories2/" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/van-bremers-stories2.jpg?resize=800%2C198" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/van-bremers-stories2.jpg?resize=1024%2C253 1024w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/van-bremers-stories2.jpg?resize=300%2C74 300w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/van-bremers-stories2.jpg?resize=768%2C190 768w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/van-bremers-stories2.jpg?resize=800%2C198 800w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/van-bremers-stories2.jpg?w=1200 1200w" style="height: 149px; width: 600px;" /></p>
<p>Captain Van Bremer did his part in confusing the story further. He paid the fine cheerfully, and took out clearance papers for hunting and fishing. The charges of smuggling were dismissed for want of actual proof. Van Bremer, however, added to suspicions when he changed his story about the ship’s final destination. Initially he said he was headed to Mexico and Central America, but now he insists he was headed for the Sandwich Islands on the advice of his physician. All signs pointed to the guilt of these two gentlemen, the only thing missing was the evidence. Their erratic behavior and inconsistent stories made them look very guilty, but there was no smoking gun, so the officials could not act.</p>
<p><img alt="" data-attachment-id="3522" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="10-27-92 copy" data-large-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/10-27-92-copy-2.jpg?fit=800%2C527" data-medium-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/10-27-92-copy-2.jpg?fit=300%2C198" data-orig-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/10-27-92-copy-2.jpg?fit=1200%2C791" data-orig-size="1200,791" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/10-27-92-copy-3/" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/10-27-92-copy-2.jpg?resize=800%2C527" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/10-27-92-copy-2.jpg?resize=1024%2C675 1024w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/10-27-92-copy-2.jpg?resize=300%2C198 300w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/10-27-92-copy-2.jpg?resize=768%2C506 768w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/10-27-92-copy-2.jpg?resize=800%2C527 800w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/10-27-92-copy-2.jpg?w=1200 1200w" style="height: 395px; width: 600px;" /></p>
<p>A few months later, Winchester was in the news again, upon the return of their extended cruise. The doctor refused to be interviewed, and would only say that they had sailed in southern waters. He again insisted they had not gone to Cocos Island to search for treasure. Who kept bringing up the Cocos Island anyway?</p>
<p>Despite his denial, the article ends with this..</p>
<p><img alt="" data-attachment-id="3525" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="10-27-92 cocos2" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/10-27-92-cocos2-1.jpg?fit=800%2C142" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/10-27-92-cocos2-1.jpg?fit=300%2C53" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/10-27-92-cocos2-1.jpg?fit=1200%2C213" data-orig-size="1200,213" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/10-27-92-cocos2-2/" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/10-27-92-cocos2-1.jpg?resize=800%2C142" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/10-27-92-cocos2-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C182 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/10-27-92-cocos2-1.jpg?resize=300%2C53 300w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/10-27-92-cocos2-1.jpg?resize=768%2C136 768w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/10-27-92-cocos2-1.jpg?resize=800%2C142 800w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/10-27-92-cocos2-1.jpg?w=1200 1200w" style="height: 107px; width: 600px;" /></p>
<p><img alt="" data-attachment-id="3526" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="11-3-92 copy" data-large-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/11-3-92-copy.jpg?fit=800%2C458" data-medium-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/11-3-92-copy.jpg?fit=300%2C172" data-orig-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/11-3-92-copy.jpg?fit=1200%2C687" data-orig-size="1200,687" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/11-3-92-copy/" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/11-3-92-copy.jpg?resize=800%2C458" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/11-3-92-copy.jpg?resize=1024%2C586 1024w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/11-3-92-copy.jpg?resize=300%2C172 300w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/11-3-92-copy.jpg?resize=768%2C440 768w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/11-3-92-copy.jpg?resize=800%2C458 800w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/11-3-92-copy.jpg?w=1200 1200w" style="height: 344px; width: 600px;" /></p>
<p>About a month later, Captain Van Bremer reappeared in San Diego, and in the news, where he proceeded to describe his current project, digging for buried treasure on, yep, Cocos Island. Other passengers from the Eliza Edwards were interviewed and told of a medium being on the trip, and her communications with spirits of pirates were supposed to pinpoint the location of the hidden treasure.</p>
<p><img alt="" data-attachment-id="3527" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="11-3-92 fabricated" data-large-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/11-3-92-fabricated.jpg?fit=800%2C405" data-medium-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/11-3-92-fabricated.jpg?fit=300%2C152" data-orig-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/11-3-92-fabricated.jpg?fit=1200%2C607" data-orig-size="1200,607" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/11-3-92-fabricated/" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/11-3-92-fabricated.jpg?resize=800%2C405" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/11-3-92-fabricated.jpg?resize=1024%2C518 1024w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/11-3-92-fabricated.jpg?resize=300%2C152 300w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/11-3-92-fabricated.jpg?resize=768%2C388 768w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/11-3-92-fabricated.jpg?resize=800%2C405 800w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/11-3-92-fabricated.jpg?w=1200 1200w" style="height: 304px; width: 600px;" /></p>
<p>The story goes on to say how the whole story is of a “flimsy character” and was clearly fabricated to cover up the captain’s smuggling operations. Then it goes on to restate how guilty the captain and the doctor were, and how they got away with smuggling. The article ends with the assumption that Van Bremer is heading north “to resume his illicit traffic in a new vessel.”</p>
<p><img alt="" data-attachment-id="3540" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="cocos island" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cocos-island.jpg?fit=800%2C783" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cocos-island.jpg?fit=300%2C294" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cocos-island.jpg?fit=1200%2C1174" data-orig-size="1200,1174" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/cocos-island/" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cocos-island.jpg?resize=800%2C783" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cocos-island.jpg?resize=1024%2C1002 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cocos-island.jpg?resize=300%2C294 300w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cocos-island.jpg?resize=768%2C751 768w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cocos-island.jpg?resize=800%2C783 800w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cocos-island.jpg?w=1200 1200w" style="height: 587px; width: 600px;" /></p>
<p>The Cocos Island story didn’t go away. In fact, several other expeditions went to the little island off of Costa Rica searching for treasure.</p>
<p><img alt="" data-attachment-id="3541" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="last 2-25-94 copy" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/last-2-25-94-copy.jpg?fit=423%2C1024" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/last-2-25-94-copy.jpg?fit=124%2C300" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/last-2-25-94-copy.jpg?fit=1200%2C2907" data-orig-size="1200,2907" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/last-2-25-94-copy/" sizes="(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px" src="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/last-2-25-94-copy.jpg?resize=423%2C1024" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/last-2-25-94-copy.jpg?resize=423%2C1024 423w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/last-2-25-94-copy.jpg?resize=124%2C300 124w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/last-2-25-94-copy.jpg?resize=768%2C1860 768w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/last-2-25-94-copy.jpg?resize=800%2C1938 800w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/last-2-25-94-copy.jpg?w=1200 1200w" /></p>
<p>In 1894, the San Francisco Chronicle published a huge story about the Winchester/Van Bremer expedition to Cocos Island, calling it ‘The Truth about the Eliza Edwards”. The article details how the two upstanding gentlemen never did anything wrong, and how the press jumped to wild conclusions.</p>
<p><img alt="" data-attachment-id="3542" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;FinePixS2Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="cocos isle" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cocos-isle.jpg?fit=800%2C481" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cocos-isle.jpg?fit=300%2C181" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cocos-isle.jpg?fit=1200%2C722" data-orig-size="1200,722" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/cocos-isle/" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cocos-isle.jpg?resize=800%2C481" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cocos-isle.jpg?resize=1024%2C616 1024w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cocos-isle.jpg?resize=300%2C181 300w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cocos-isle.jpg?resize=768%2C462 768w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cocos-isle.jpg?resize=800%2C481 800w, https://i0.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cocos-isle.jpg?w=1200 1200w" style="height: 361px; width: 600px;" /></p>
<p>It called the expedition a “delightful lark” and gave every little detail of their activities on the island. Describing their merry pranks and detailed fun little stories, like how they befriended a small wild pig and named him “Dick”. This should have cleared up any questions about the suspicious activities of Winchester and Van Bremer, once and for all. But did it?</p>
<p><img alt="" data-attachment-id="3423" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="pearl chase" data-large-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/pearl-chase-3.jpg?fit=690%2C1024" data-medium-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/pearl-chase-3.jpg?fit=202%2C300" data-orig-file="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/pearl-chase-3.jpg?fit=1200%2C1782" data-orig-size="1200,1782" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/the-good-doctor-winchester/pearl-chase-4/" sizes="(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px" src="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/pearl-chase-3.jpg?resize=202%2C300" srcset="https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/pearl-chase-3.jpg?resize=202%2C300 202w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/pearl-chase-3.jpg?resize=768%2C1140 768w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/pearl-chase-3.jpg?resize=690%2C1024 690w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/pearl-chase-3.jpg?resize=800%2C1188 800w, https://i1.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/pearl-chase-3.jpg?w=1200 1200w" /></p>
<p>Years later, Walker Tompkins writes how Pearl Chase suspected that Dr. Winchester was a drug addict. Could this have been due to his mysterious activities with the Eliza Edwards in 1892? Perhaps. Or maybe just because so many physicians of that era were addicted to their own prescriptions?</p>
<p><img alt="" data-attachment-id="3543" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-description="" data-image-meta="{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SAMSUNG-SM-G891A&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1510746622&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;4.2&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0166666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}" data-image-title="dr winchester22" data-large-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dr-winchester22.jpg?fit=800%2C877" data-medium-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dr-winchester22.jpg?fit=274%2C300" data-orig-file="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dr-winchester22.jpg?fit=1200%2C1316" data-orig-size="1200,1316" data-permalink="http://goletahistory.com/winchesters-secrets/dr-winchester22-2/" sizes="(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px" src="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dr-winchester22.jpg?resize=800%2C877" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dr-winchester22.jpg?resize=934%2C1024 934w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dr-winchester22.jpg?resize=274%2C300 274w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dr-winchester22.jpg?resize=768%2C842 768w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dr-winchester22.jpg?resize=800%2C877 800w, https://i2.wp.com/goletahistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/dr-winchester22.jpg?w=1200 1200w" style="width: 547px; height: 600px;" /></p>
<p>We can only speculate. Was Winchester involved in a smuggling operation that nearly got uncovered by Federal agents? Was it all just a sloppy attempt to keep a search for buried treasure secret? Why the secret stops at Santa Barbara and Victoria? Was the press on to something, or was it just an early version of “fake news”? For now, only the good doctor knows for sure…</p>
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<p dir="ltr">Here are some pictures of the Santa Barbara County Search &amp; Rescue team training at Gibraltar Rock last weekend to hone their rescue skills. And here is a picture of the Airport and UCSB campus from Gibraltar Rock.</p>
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<p><em>By Robert Bernstein</em></p>
<p>We had a big group of seventeen for our Sierra Club hike to the Gaviota Caves! <a href="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/" target="_blank">Here</a> are all of my photos.</p>
<p>With the Montecito trails destroyed and/or off limits for the foreseeable future, our other regional trails are getting a lot more foot traffic.</p>
<p>We started on a paved service road starting near Gaviota State Beach.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-030.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>This gave us a view of the caves and surrounding area we were about to venture into</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-029.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-033.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>The first challenge is a big grassy hill.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-026.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>There has never been a good trail up this hill. But it has gotten even worse recently. It now goes straight up the side of the hill with no switchbacks. As you can see, this makes for a rather steep and treacherous climb!</p>
<p><em><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-037.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></em></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-039.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>Happily, we all made it OK to the first overlook across a canyon. This is above the Gaviota Rest Stop and you can see the Gaviota Tunnel entrance in the background.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-043.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>Of course we posed for a group photo here</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-050.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>Far across the canyon is a peak with an antenna. That will be our lunch spot in a couple of hours</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-051.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>From the first overlook the trail ascends through what looks like concrete</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-052.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-053.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>A geologist couple on a previous hike assured me this is a natural geological aggregate. This ascent gave us the first of a series of beautiful views back toward Gaviota State Beach and the railroad trestle</p>
<p><em><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-054.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></em></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-055.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>Another fifteen minutes or so of hiking brought us in sight of the first cave which is also the largest, with several connected chambers</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-057.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-060.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-065.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-075.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-078.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>The next trail section was eroded and steep, but not too far until the next set of caves</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-079.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-080.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-081.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>We could look back down at people at the first cave (which unfortunately has been defaced recently with paint)</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-089.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>At that next cave I also had a pleasant surprise, meeting one of my favorite dance partners Kelli Butler along with her husband Shane Butler who creates wonderful events in Ojai!</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-099.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>Our group posed inside the cave as well as in the window of the cave!</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-105.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-110.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>A beautiful "trail mix" of hikers from around the world! Greece, Argentina, China and even a few from the US!</p>
<p>It is still winter, but we did spot a few flowers</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-112.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>Then it was on to the famous Wind Cave at the pinnacle of the Gaviota Caves complex. Again, we posed facing in and facing out!</p>
<p><em><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-115.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></em></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-118.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-121.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>We then headed on toward the distant antenna, where no one else was heading!</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-125.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>First, a steep descent on a primitive, steep trail through dense brush</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-130.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>A glance back where we just came from</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-136.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>A bit more of a climb before the trail leveled off</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-138.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-141.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>Another view back down toward Gaviota State Beach and the railroad trestle</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-143.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>A view way down to the first overlook at the top of the grassy hill</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-144.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>Then we came to a woodsy passage of oak trees draped with lichen</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-152.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-150.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-153.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>And on out to the newly marked "Overlook Trail" junction. Upon returning it is important not to miss this easily missed junction!</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-155.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>We have maybe another half mile further on the Overlook Trail</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-156.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-161.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>A view out to a high pressure gas line below toward the north</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-158.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>And we get to the awaited Antenna</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-162.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-164.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>And a few more feet to the Overlook above the Freeway and Tunnel</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-166.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-165.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>A good place to pose for photos!</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-171.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-174.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-176.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>After a nice lunch break at the Overlook it is time to head back</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-189.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-191.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p><img alt="" src=" http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-192.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>Noticing that junction that is easy to miss!</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-195.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>We pass the Wind Cave where a new group is sitting inside</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-210.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>And we pass below</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-208.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>A quick stop to cool off and rest on this warm day at the lowest cave</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-214.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-218.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>A woman heading up pauses to pose with us as we finish our descent<br /><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-222.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>And a turkey vulture circles overhead<br /><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-229.JPG" style="width: 650px; height: 488px;" /></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-230.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>We take a slightly different route back past some flowers</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-232.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>And a structure that seems related to the high pressure gas line</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://swt.org/hikesierra/gaviotacaves-2018-0128/20180128-234.JPG" style="width: 600px; height: 450px;" /></p>
<p>The net elevation gain was only about 500 feet, but the up and down made it more like 800 feet. And the round trip distance was almost exactly five miles.</p>
<p>A most enjoyable hike with a happy group of hikers on a beautiful day!</p>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news/category/robert-bernstein">Robert Bernstein</a></div></div></div>Sat, 10 Feb 2018 14:26:00 +0000sbrobert8889 at https://www.edhat.comhttps://www.edhat.com/news/gaviota-caves-sierra-club-hike#commentsAllison Janney and Margot Robbie Honored at Film Festivalhttps://www.edhat.com/news/allison-janney-and-margot-robbie-honored-at-film-festival
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p class="rteright"><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>Allison Janney and Margot Robbie interviewed by Scott Feinberg (All photos: Fritz Olenberger)</em></span></p>
<p><em>I, Tonya</em> stars Allison Janney and Margot Robbie were honored as Outstanding Performers of the Year at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Thursday.</p>
<p>The evening was presented by Belvedere Vodka at the Arlington Theatre and was moderated by Scott Feinberg of <em>The Hollywood Reporter</em>.</p>
<p>As Critics’ Choice Award winners, Janney and Robbie were honored for their remarkable performances in <em>I, Tonya</em>. Both actresses have also received nominations at the BAFTAs and SAG Awards for their respective roles, and Janney was awarded a Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress. For this year's Academy Awards, Robbie is nominated for Best Actress, Janney for Best Supporting Actress, and the entire film for Best Editing. </p>
<div><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/contentimages/f61a3729.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 426px;" /></div>
<div><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>Allison Janney outside the Arlington Theatre (Photo: Fritz Olenberger)</em></span></div>
<p>“Allison and Margot bring biting humor and an emotional resonance to their real-life characters in <em>I, Tonya</em>,” stated SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling. “We are proud to celebrate them and their incredible contributions to cinema.”</p>
<p>If you're unfamiliar with the film or refused to look at a television and/or magazine in the mid 90's, <em>I, Tonya</em> is a biographical film that follows the life of figure skater Tonya Harding and her connection to the 1994 attack on her rival Nancy Kerrigan. The film showcases interviews with the characters in mockumentary-style that's set in modern day. Robbie stars as Harding and Janney plays Harding's allegedly abusive mother, LaVona Fay Golden.</p>
<div><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/contentimages/f61a3783.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 389px;" /></div>
<div><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>Margot Robbie signing autographs for fans (Source: Fritz Olenberger)</em></span></div>
<p>Robbie, an Australian native, received her biggest commercial role in Martin Scorsese's critically acclaimed film <em>The Wolf of Wall Street</em> (2013). She then received leading roles in the romantic drama <em>Focus</em> (2015), the action-adventure film <em>The Legend of Tarzan </em>(2016), and the superhero film <em>Suicide Squad</em> (2016). In 2014 Robbie launched a production company named LuckyChap Entertainment which produced <em>I, Tonya</em> making her a producer and lead role in the film.</p>
<p>Before getting an acting role, Robbie had three jobs at the same time at 16-years-old. "I was a sandwich artist at Subway, a house cleaner, and worked in retail at a surf shop," said Robbie. She then landed her first role on <em>Neighbours</em>, a popular Australian night-time soap opera, where she played Donna Freedman for three years. </p>
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<div><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>Margot Robbie on the red carpet (Photo: Fritz Olenberger)</em></span></div>
<p>At age 21, Robbie auditioned for the role of Duchess in <em>The</em><em> Wolf of Wall Street</em> and said every single person was up for that role, but her goal was to impress Ellen Lewis, the casting agent. She was flown out to read with Leonardo Di Caprio and Martin Scorsese. While really getting into the scene and the volatile relationship between her character and Di Caprio's, the scene prompted for a kiss, but she felt it was more appropriate to slap him, which she did and they loved it. </p>
<p>Janney is a veteran star of the big and small screen. She's a seven-time Primetime Emmy Award winner for her television work, her first four Emmy wins were for her in <em>The West Wing</em> (1999–2006). In 2014, she won the Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her role in <em>Masters of Sex</em>. In 2014 and 2015, she won the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her long-running role in the sitcom <em>Mom</em> (2013–present).</p>
<div><em><span style="font-size:12px;"><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/contentimages/f61a3711.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 414px;" /></span></em></div>
<div><em><span style="font-size:12px;">Allison Janney signing autographs (Photo: Fritz Olenberger)</span></em></div>
<p>When talking about her iconic character C.J. Cregg, Janney said she didn't feel a show about politics at that time would hold any interest even though it was really well-written. Now that the show is on Netflix, Janney said, "I realize how much comfort that series gives to people right now." She also discussed how women and young girls still tell her how C.J. was a strong role model. </p>
<p>Starting her career in theatre, she made her Broadway debut in 1996 where she received two Tony Award nominations for two different plays. Her long list of film credits includes <em>10 Things I Hate About You</em> (1999), <em>The Hours</em> (2002), <em>Finding Nemo</em> (2003), <em>Juno</em> (2007), <em>The Way, Way Back</em> (2013), <em>Get On Up</em> (2014), and <em>The Girl on the Train</em> (2016). Among her previously listed awards for <em>I, Tonya</em>, she also received the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture for her roles in <em>American Beauty</em> (1999) and <em>The Help</em> (2011).</p>
<div><span style="font-size:12px;"><em><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/contentimages/f61a3740.jpg" style="width: 535px; height: 600px;" /></em></span></div>
<div><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>Allison Janney on the red carpet (Photo: Fritz Olenberger)</em></span></div>
<p>Feinberg brought up an interesting fact about Janney that many might not know, she was actually a talented figure skater with dreams of making it to the Olympics. She explained that her father was a realtor and owned a building that housed an ice skating rink which gave her free ice time and she loved skating. Tragically, at age 17, when she crashed through a plate glass window which injured her leg and forced her to quit ice skating. "The universe was telling me, no, you won't be a skater," said Janney.</p>
<p>When talking about her early days of acting, Janney described feeling frustrated and was about to quit so she took an aptitude test to see what other skills she had for different jobs. "They came back and said, you'd make a great Systems Analyst," she said. Since she didn't know what that was, she went back to acting. "I still don't know what that is," she joked.</p>
<p><em>I, Tonya</em> director Craig Gillespie, also known for directing <em>Lars and the Real Girl</em> (2007), the remake of <em>Fright Night </em>(2011), and <em>The Finest Hours</em> (2016), presented the awards.</p>
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<div><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>Margot Robbie, Craig Gillespie, and Allison Janney (Photo: Fritz Olenberger)</em></span></div>
<p>Janney and Robbie will join a recognized group of previous Outstanding Performer Award recipients, including Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, Brie Larson and Saoirse Ronan, Steve Carell, Cate Blanchett, Jennifer Lawrence, Viola Davis, Colin Firth, Penelope Cruz, Angelina Jolie, Helen Mirren, Heath Ledger, Kate Winslet, and Charlize Theron.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news/category/santa-barbara-film-festival">Santa Barbara Film Festival</a></div></div></div>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 21:55:10 +0000Edhat Staff8861 at https://www.edhat.comhttps://www.edhat.com/news/allison-janney-and-margot-robbie-honored-at-film-festival#commentsSheriff's Air Support Unit Aids in Rescues and Arresthttps://www.edhat.com/news/sheriffs-air-support-unit-aids-in-rescues-and-arrest
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p class="rteright"><span style="font-size:11px;"><em>(Photos: SBSO / Facebook)</em></span></p>
<p><em>Source: Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office</em></p>
<p>It’s been a busy week for the Air Support Unit!</p>
<p>Since the emergency of the Montecito Mudslides, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff / Fire Air Support Unit has been back to “business as usual.” Within 24 hours, the Air Support Unit responded to 4 calls for service, providing critical lifesaving rescues and air support for local area law enforcement.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/27545493_10155558155628650_1650981157163315659_n.jpg?oh=6d535679c2c6b844eb382878fd692b82&amp;oe=5B1966B1" style="width: 600px; height: 338px;" /></p>
<p>In the early evening hours of Tuesday Feb. 6th, Copter 3 responded to a report of a hiker who had fallen over 25 feet at the White Rock day use area on Paradise Rd. The patient, who had suffered a head injury was hoisted out of the canyon where she had fallen, and was flown to Cottage Hospital.</p>
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<p>On Wednesday Feb. 7th, Copter 4 responded to a call from Platform Hill House in the Santa Barbara Channel for an oil worker who suffered an injury from an industrial accident. That patient was airlifted from the platform and flown directly to Cottage Hospital.</p>
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<p>Later that same afternoon, a burglary suspect from northern Santa Barbara County was spotted in a stolen vehicle and fled from a Sheriff’s Deputy. The suspect then fled on foot and Copter 1 responded to assist. Copter 1 continued to provide air support for Lompoc PD and Sheriff’s Deputies as they searched for and identified the suspect. That same afternoon, Copter 3 responded to a call of a subject who had been thrown from a horse in the Santa Ynez area, and suffered a life threatening head injury. He was flown by Copter 3 directly to Cottage Hospital.</p>
<p>While the critical work of the Sheriff / Fire Air Support Unit is in the spotlight during major emergencies, these past 24 hours truly exemplifies the work the Air Support Unit performs every day.</p>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news/category/public-news">Public News</a></div></div></div>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 19:18:05 +0000Edhat Staff8873 at https://www.edhat.comhttps://www.edhat.com/news/sheriffs-air-support-unit-aids-in-rescues-and-arrest#commentsJack Johnson Announces Benefit Concert for Santa Barbara & Venturahttps://www.edhat.com/news/jack-johnson-announces-benefit-concert-for-santa-barbara-ventura
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p class="rteright"><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>Jack Johnson (Photo: Facebook)</em></span></p>
<p><em>Source: Goldenvoice</em></p>
<p>Jack Johnson and Friends, a Benefit for the Community will take place Sunday, March 18th at the Santa Barbara Bowl, in support of ongoing Thomas Fire and Flood recovery efforts. The Thomas Fire, which erupted on December 4th, destroyed hundreds of homes and heavily impacted thousands of people in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. A powerful January storm pounded the scorched hillsides above the community of Montecito, triggering devastating flooding and mudslides.</p>
<p>”The stretch of coast from Santa Barbara to Ventura is one of the most beautiful parts of the world with such a strong and close-knit community. It was heartbreaking to have so many events affect this region in recent months. In turn, it has been inspiring to see the amount of love, hard work, and collaboration that has gone into the recovery efforts. We are excited to celebrate many of the heroes and do what we can to help rebuild our community!” said Jack Johnson.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/27750163_10155677311548292_8870447010429077933_n.jpg?oh=6a67f6d0ec284a158c1edc9b5f491ab5&amp;oe=5B0DE8DD" style="width: 350px; height: 467px; float: left; margin: 20px;" /></p>
<p>After the rain subsided, Johnson began reaching out to fellow musicians and set plans in motion to host a benefit, with a goal of not only raising funds, but also raising spirits through a community building event. ALO, longtime friends with deep roots in Santa Barbara will be opening the night, and Jack will be joined onstage by friends and special guests for an intimate night celebrating the strength and resilience of the community.</p>
<p>There will be a <strong>Locals Only Presale</strong> (restricted by billing zip code) Friday, Feb 9th at 2pm local time where folks can buy tickets at Santa Barbara Bowl Box Office (from 2pm - 6pm) and also online at <a href="http://www.sbbowl.com">www.sbbowl.com</a> (from 6pm - midnight). The Public Onsale is Saturday, Feb 10 at 11am local time.</p>
<p>100% of net proceeds will be directed to the United Way Thomas Fire &amp; Flood Fund, and to local non-profits working on relief &amp; recovery efforts in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties. United Way of Santa Barbara County and United Way of Ventura County are working together to address the short and long term needs of families and individuals impacted by fire and flooding, and are waiving all administration fees so that 100% of funds raised can be put to good use. While the United Way is the primary beneficiary of the Jack Johnson and Friends concert, additional donations will also be made to Direct<br />
Relief, Santa Barbara Foundation, Foodbank of Santa Barbara County, FOOD Share (Ventura), Search Dog Foundation, Greater Goods (Ojai), Habitat for Humanity, the Santa Barbara Response Network, and more.</p>
<p>The past year has seen no shortage of natural disasters around the globe. As part of Jack Johnson’s All the Light Above It Too 2017 tour, funds were directed to support Hurricane Harvey and Hurricane Irma relief efforts in the US and Caribbean. Johnson has personally supported Northern California Wildfire relief efforts, as well as Thomas Fire recovery. Several organizations receiving support from the benefit concert in Santa Barbara, including Direct Relief and Search Dog Foundation, will continue their vital work responding to disasters around the world.</p>
<p>As part of Jack’s ongoing greening efforts to reduce single-use plastic waste, a benefit souvenir cup will be given to every ticket holder.</p>
<p>To learn more about the event and to make a direct donation to any of these non-profit organizations, visit: <a href="http://www.jackjohnsonmusic.com" target="_blank">www.jackjohnsonmusic.com</a> or <a href="http://www.sbbowl.com" target="_blank">www.sbbowl.com</a>.</p>
<hr /><p><em>Jack Johnson grew up surfing and playing guitar in Hawaii. Since 2001, he has released 7 studio albums and 2 live albums that have sold over 25 million copies worldwide. His Brushfire Records label and touring crew have been leaders in the greening of the music industry and his All At Once social action network </em><em>connects</em><em> fans with local non-profits at each tour stop. Jack, with his wife Kim, founded the Kokua Hawaii Foundation to support environmental education in Hawaii's schools and communities, as well as the Johnson Ohana Foundation to support environmental, art and music education worldwide. The total of these album and tour profit donations, along with Johnson’s personal charitable activities, have resulted in over $30 million donated to charity since 2001. All The Light Above It Too is Johnson’s first release since 2013’s</em><em>chart topping</em><em> From Here To Now To You.</em></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news/category/music">Music</a></div></div></div>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 19:02:44 +0000Edhat Staff8872 at https://www.edhat.comhttps://www.edhat.com/news/jack-johnson-announces-benefit-concert-for-santa-barbara-ventura#commentsFive Suspects Arrested After Vehicle Stopped in Montecito https://www.edhat.com/news/five-suspects-arrested-after-vehicle-stopped-in-montecito
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>Source: Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office</em></p>
<p>At approximately 8:15 p.m. on February 6, 2018, Sheriff’s detectives with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office Special Investigations Bureau were patrolling the Montecito disaster area when they observed an SUV leaving Coast Village Road. A vehicle enforcement stop was conducted on the vehicle for observed vehicle code violations. </p>
<p>After the occupants of the vehicle were contacted, it was discovered the ignition was “punched” and the vehicle was being driven with a tool. Sheriff’s detectives suspected the car was potentially stolen or otherwise unlawfully possessed and removed the three occupants from the vehicle. During this process, a spent handgun shell casing was observed on the backseat, causing detectives to believe a firearm was possibly in the vehicle.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/27655302_10155556243578650_128064623130468050_n.jpg?oh=607fc215c76e608dcfed8aff092d6dd4&amp;oe=5B17D4B4" style="width: 170px; height: 213px;" /> <img alt="" src="https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/27657459_10155556243953650_7747767249097586046_n.jpg?oh=1e15d069dacc3cc20e5ebdf60f8370f1&amp;oe=5B267951" style="width: 170px; height: 213px;" /> <img alt="" src="https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/27654900_10155556244453650_6377319708698826723_n.jpg?oh=52f7f019f8cc814d648331ba4cea0d5b&amp;oe=5B265878" style="width: 170px; height: 213px;" /> <img alt="" src="https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/27541077_10155556244793650_2981875746204849509_n.jpg?oh=6d687079b7f164e534f2349678bc20a1&amp;oe=5ADAA855" style="width: 170px; height: 213px;" /> </p>
<p> <img alt="" src="https://scontent-sjc3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/27657307_10155556244998650_7569705851048475190_n.jpg?oh=f531fd61dfc4ecec46a3ef172b71b8d9&amp;oe=5B0DD099" style="width: 170px; height: 213px; float: left; margin: 20px;" />The driver, 30-year-old Frank Clark of Port Hueneme, was discovered to be on AB109 Post Release Community Supervision probation out of Ventura County. A vehicle search was conducted pursuant to Clark’s AB109 probation terms. The search yielded a large amount of loose ammunition in the backseat and a tactical backpack containing more handgun and assault rifle ammunition. The investigation revealed that the two passengers, 46-year-old Michael Reardon of Santa Barbara and 32-year-old James Wilson of Camarillo had outstanding warrants for their arrest.</p>
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The investigation led detectives to a Santa Barbara hotel in the 1100 block of E. Cabrillo Blvd. where the three subjects were associated with two hotel rooms. Detectives conducted a probation search on Clark’s hotel room pursuant to his probation terms. Detectives contacted 36-year-old Victor Rodriguez of Ventura and 34-year-old Colin Moore of Oxnard who both had outstanding warrants out of Ventura County.</p>
<p>The probation search yielded a Glock handgun, high capacity handgun magazines, and more ammunition. Detectives conducted further investigation and discovered the firearm and ammunition were stolen that day in a residential burglary that occurred in the City of Port Hueneme. SIB detectives are currently working with Port Hueneme Police to identify further crimes that could have been committed by these suspect(s).</p>
<p>Clark was booked on charges of driving on a suspended license, being a felon in possession of ammunition and a felon in possession of a firearm as well as possession of high capacity magazines.<br />
Reardon and Rodriguez were booked on their outstanding warrants. Wilson was booked on his warrant arrest for theft crimes, possession of methamphetamine and providing false information to a peace officer. Moore was booked on his no bail warrants for theft crimes and for impersonating another.</p>
<p>If you have any information that would assist investigators, you are asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office at 805-681-4150 or to leave an anonymous tip, call 805-681-4171.</p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news/category/public-news">Public News</a></div></div></div>Fri, 09 Feb 2018 00:33:41 +0000Edhat Staff8863 at https://www.edhat.comhttps://www.edhat.com/news/five-suspects-arrested-after-vehicle-stopped-in-montecito#commentsRemembering Caroline Montgomeryhttps://www.edhat.com/news/remembering-caroline-montgomery
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p class="rteright"><em><span style="font-size:12px;">Mark and Caroline Montgomery in 2015 / Courtesy of the Montgomery family</span></em></p>
<p><em>By Melinda Burns</em></p>
<div>Caroline Grace Montgomery</div>
<div>August 16, 1995 – Jan. 9, 2018</div>
<p>When she was a senior and star swimmer at Cate School in Carpinteria, Caroline Montgomery lost a close friend, Nick Johnson, a UCSB water polo player whom she had trained with. During a routine workout, he blacked out and died.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="/sites/default/files/contentimages/carolinefoto2.jpg" style="width: 300px; height: 371px; float: left; margin: 20px;" /> In Johnson’s honor, Montgomery gave a speech at Cate, saying he had inspired her to write a “personal anthem.” She spoke about the brevity of life:</p>
<p><em>Elite aquatic athletes aren’t supposed to drown … but really, is there a way any of us are supposed to die? And when we inevitably do, are we going to be proud of what we have accomplished?</em></p>
<p>Montgomery then read aloud her “anthem,” pledging to live with <em>compassion, honesty </em><em>and</em><em> dependability and create my reputation as someone with strong character.</em></p>
<p>She was to live only four more years. Montgomery and her father, <a href="https://www.edhat.com/news/remembering-mark-montgomery" target="_blank">Mark</a>, a noted hand surgeon, both perished in the catastrophic debris flow that engulfed their Montecito home on Jan. 9. Caroline had been visiting from Barnard College, a women’s liberal arts school in New York City where she was a senior. She and her brother Duffy, 20, and their father were swept away in a river of mud and boulders, and only Duffy survived; Caroline died in his arms as he comforted her. She was 22 years old.</p>
<p>“All of us are pretty crushed,” said R. Wade Ransom, the director of athletics at Cate. “It’s just a family we were all very close with. It’s devastating.”</p>
<p>Even as a student at Cate, Caroline Montgomery already had a reputation as “someone with strong character.” She was warm and smiling, but she was a tough kid, perfect for the sports world, Ransom said. Montgomery remains one of the best swimmers in the women’s 500-yard freestyle in Cate history; in her junior year, she helped lift the school to a league championship.</p>
<p>During her senior year, Montgomery was captain of the women’s water polo team; they won the first playoffs game for Cate in 20 years. Montgomery graduated from Cate with 11 varsity letters, a rare feat. The highest possible number is 12.</p>
<p>“There wasn’t anything Caroline wasn’t good at,” Ransom said. “She was just tenacious, a really, really hard worker, the type of worker that made everybody around her better. Water polo is a contact sport. Caroline was a tiny kid and held her own every step of the way. You were drawn to her ability in the pool to orchestrate and score, whenever the team needed her to make a play.”</p>
<p>Ivan Barry, Montgomery’s history teacher and swim coach at Cate, said she rose early and put in extra hours at the pool to develop stamina and speed. In her application to Barnard, he said, she wrote about her desire to make her mark as a female leader and role model – a goal she had already achieved, helping younger teammates.</p>
<p>“She was just a bright light here at Cate,” Barry said. “She had a wonderful balance of light-heartedness and joy of life, but a gritty and determined side to her as well. When you placed high expectations in front of her, she worked incredibly hard to meet them.”</p>
<p>In New York, the Columbia University Women’s Club Water Polo team is dedicating their season to Montgomery’s memory.</p>
<p>“The team has been affected immensely by this loss,” said Amy Gong Liu, club president. “Caroline was immensely talented and a natural leader in and out of the pool. She and I would exchange wordless glances during games and we would know exactly what we wanted the other to do. She threw 100 percent of herself into everything that she did.”</p>
<p>Montgomery majored in psychology at Barnard; she was doing research on exploitative medical practices under colonialism and slavery, her professors said.</p>
<p>“She was a practical idealist,” said Janet Jakobsen, a professor of women’s, gender and sexuality studies. “She wrote, ‘I believe that hard work and care and dedication can produce a better world.’”</p>
<p>Montgomery took two years of Chinese; wrote for Hoot, the Barnard fashion magazine, and held several fashion internships in New York City, including one as a buyer for Kith, a trendy street-gear retailer. She dreamed of a career in the industry.</p>
<p>“You couldn’t peg her,” said Ann Senghas, a psychology professor and Montgomery’s advisor. “She was an activist and a feminist. She did fashion. She did water polo but she wasn’t a jock. She was a very strong writer. She really explored. She was not the kind of student who sweated about getting an A in everything.</p>
<p>“She was captivating. It’s not that she happened to be that way; she thought about what she was doing, and why.”</p>
<p>At the funeral for Caroline and her father last month, the family played the video of her speech at Cate in 2014. There she was, urging her classmates to <em>write your own anthem, to have a beat that you can march to…</em></p>
<p><em>It shows you who you want to be and what you want to be able to say you’ve </em><em>accomplished,</em><em> because life is sudden, unpredictable and fragile.</em></p>
<p>“It was a stunning moment,” David Montgomery, Caroline’s uncle, said. “She was trying to remind all of us how precious life is and rally us to continue living it to the fullest without her. Does anything say more clearly what the world has lost?”</p>
<p>Caroline is survived by her mother, Catherine; her brother, Duffy, and her sister, Kate. Donations may be sent to the Mark and Caroline Montgomery Memorial Foundation at the Santa Barbara Foundation.</p>
<hr /><p><em>Melinda Burns is a freelance journalist based in Santa Barbara.</em></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news/category/montecito-mudslide">Montecito Mudslide</a></div></div></div>Thu, 08 Feb 2018 15:28:00 +0000Melinda Burns8808 at https://www.edhat.comhttps://www.edhat.com/news/remembering-caroline-montgomery#commentsCHP Pursues Suspect in Carpinteriahttps://www.edhat.com/news/chp-pursues-suspect-in-carpinteria
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p class="rteright"><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>(All photos by Blazer)</em></span></p>
<p><strong><em>Update by edhat staff on February 7, 2018:</em></strong></p>
<p>Four people were arrested for being involved in the robbery of the Sprint Store on State Street in Santa Barbara at gunpoint. <a href="https://www.edhat.com/news/sprint-store-armed-robbery-led-to-foot-pursuit-and-arrests-in-carpinteria" target="_blank">Read more here</a>.</p>
<hr /><p><strong><em>Reported by Roger the Scanner Guy</em></strong></p>
<p>CHP unit missing? Sounds like there was a pursuit CHP vehicle abandoned officer possibly in danger.</p>
<p><em><strong>Reported by Blazer</strong></em></p>
<div>Around 5:00 pm Tuesday, CHP and Sheriff units spotted a pair of robbery suspects driving southbound on Highway 101 in a white Ford SUV. The pursuit in heavy traffic went on and off the freeway and ended at the Carpinteria Avenue exit. Suspects fled the vehicle and ran west into the salt marsh attempting to avoid arrest. 16 combined units of CHP and SB Sheriff were on scene, a k-9 officer was deployed and the suspects were quickly apprehended. </div>
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</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news/category/code-red">Code Red</a></div></div></div>Wed, 07 Feb 2018 00:39:44 +0000Roger8818 at https://www.edhat.comhttps://www.edhat.com/news/chp-pursues-suspect-in-carpinteria#commentsAshes to Dusthttps://www.edhat.com/news/ashes-to-dust
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p class="rteright"><span style="font-size:12px;"><em>(Photo: Mike Eliason / SBCFD)</em></span></p>
<p><em>Source: UC Santa Barbara</em></p>
<p>For more than two weeks in December, ash particles swirled like snowflakes across much of Santa Barbara County, blanketing the area in a dusting of grayish-white. N95 particulate masks became a ubiquitous sight as people donned them for respiratory protection, wondering — and worrying — just what those ashes contained.</p>
<p>Now scientists at UC Santa Barbara’s <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://link.email.dynect.net/link.php?DynEngagement%3Dtrue%26H%3Dw8Bl7ZSLqC%252BFFEF9P0XN9HJB14ltnTgt2r4zKtmGsiA5bfE55aykH3LTs4kACpWv0rSXo9PqpLhfZyh9kwDDUHFM9IwnhN8GVVf8ABeP%252FjQ%253D%26G%3D0%26R%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.esm.ucsb.edu%252F%26I%3D20180201235042.000000372df4%2540mail6-51-ussnn1%26X%3DMHwxMDQ2NzU4OjVhNzNhN2NiNTQzYjE5YjkyNWI5MzdmMDs%253D%26S%3D7XnsmGtSx2Z3GydGLZaUJ5911DbgHnqhBdBxtFyBhC8&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1518027237741000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFiPvFCyg2DLf37_lDAmLXvyzm9bw" href="http://link.email.dynect.net/link.php?DynEngagement=true&amp;H=w8Bl7ZSLqC%2BFFEF9P0XN9HJB14ltnTgt2r4zKtmGsiA5bfE55aykH3LTs4kACpWv0rSXo9PqpLhfZyh9kwDDUHFM9IwnhN8GVVf8ABeP%2FjQ%3D&amp;G=0&amp;R=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.esm.ucsb.edu%2F&amp;I=20180201235042.000000372df4%40mail6-51-ussnn1&amp;X=MHwxMDQ2NzU4OjVhNzNhN2NiNTQzYjE5YjkyNWI5MzdmMDs%3D&amp;S=7XnsmGtSx2Z3GydGLZaUJ5911DbgHnqhBdBxtFyBhC8" target="_blank">Bren School of Environmental Science &amp; Management</a> can tell us.</p>
<p>A study of Thomas Fire ashes collected at 18 points in Santa Barbara, Santa Paula and Goleta reveal a significant metal content of about 20 percent, with the balance likely consisting of common elements such as carbon, silicon, oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur and hydrogen.</p>
<p>“Naturally, many in the community were concerned by our exposure to the ashes and what they might contain,” said environmental biogeochemist <a href="https://www.bren.ucsb.edu/people/Faculty/arturo_keller.htm" target="_blank">Arturo Keller</a>, a professor in UCSB’s Bren School of Environmental Science &amp; Management. “I thought to myself, ‘We can answer this question quite easily,’ and decided to start collecting ash for analysis.”</p>
<p>Led by postdoctoral scholar Yuxiong Huang, the UCSB researchers, including visiting scientists Anastasiia Minakova, graduate student Qian Gao and undergraduate Shogo Kono, focused on 25 elements in total, determining their concentration with a state-of-the-art Agilent instrument that can detect levels at parts-per-trillion. Most abundant were calcium, aluminum, potassium, iron, magnesium, sodium and phosphorus, which together represented 98.6 percent of the metals. Their concentrations were compared to <a href="https://www.epa.gov/risk/regional-screening-levels-rsls" target="_blank">screening risk levels (SRL) for residential soils</a>, which assume a long-term exposure to the soils.</p>
<p>Because most of the ash was removed in the weeks after the fire, most people would not be exposed to these levels. Nevertheless, the SRLs are a useful benchmark. Of these seven most prevalent elements, only potassium was measured much higher than the risk level. As a common plant nutrient, its presence would be expected in residues from combustion of native vegetation. Aluminum and iron came in at 25.4 percent and 31.1 percent, respectively, of the SRL and therefore individually would not pose a risk.</p>
<p>The remaining elements were mostly metals. Cobalt and manganese were the most significant, although still below their SRLs. Arsenic, lead and chromium were about 10 percent or less of their SRLs.</p>
<p>“Although the individual levels of these metals and other elements is below the screening levels, their combined presence in the ash is of concern,” explained Keller, co-director of the <a href="http://www.cein.ucsb.edu/" target="_blank">UC Center for the Environmental Implications of Nanotechnology </a>and a participating faculty member in the campus’s <a href="https://clicc.ucsb.edu/" target="_blank">Chemical Life Cycle Collaborative,</a> funded by the Environmental Protection Agency. “It was very wise to have received early on the recommendation from authorities to avoid being outdoors during the fires and to use the masks to reduce the likelihood of inhalation.”</p>
<p>The UCSB investigators also are studying factors that affect water quality. Through collecting and analyzing freshwater and coastal water samples in the area, they will be able to develop a better understanding of the effects of the Thomas Fire and the subsequent mudslides.</p>
<p>“We hope to provide this very useful information to our community and the authorities to better assess any residual risks,” Keller said. His team is exploring options for emergency funding to expand its monitoring efforts and would like to work with nonprofit groups and others who can help with sample collection.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.news.ucsb.edu/2018/018687/ashes-dust" target="_blank">news.ucsb.edu</a></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news/category/ucsb">UCSB</a></div></div></div>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 18:17:57 +0000Edhat Staff8796 at https://www.edhat.comhttps://www.edhat.com/news/ashes-to-dust#commentsDay of Destructionhttps://www.edhat.com/news/day-of-destruction
<div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><em>By Tom Modugno of Goleta Surfing</em></p>
<p>January 2018. A series of mild swells had been rolling through to start the year off, but nothing too memorable. And just a trace of rain, until January 9th. A beast of a storm literally washed away the burned hills above Montecito. As we all know by now, the death and destruction were unbelievable. </p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.goletasurfing.com/sitebuilder/images/18107-600x591.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 591px;" /></p>
<p>And while the news of the destruction spread through the community, the buoys quietly, and quickly crept up.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.goletasurfing.com/sitebuilder/images/41117-688x410.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 358px;" /></p>
<p>By late afternoon, it was pumping.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.goletasurfing.com/sitebuilder/images/2485-690x474.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 412px;" /></p>
<p>And on a dark, gloomy afternoon, a small handful of lucky individuals scored some solid Goleta surf. </p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.goletasurfing.com/sitebuilder/images/7227-716x443.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 371px;" /></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.goletasurfing.com/sitebuilder/images/2580-716x451.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 378px;" /></p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.goletasurfing.com/sitebuilder/images/13149-710x476.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 402px;" /></p>
<p>While Goleta didn't suffer the horrible mud slides our neighbors did, we got almost 2.5 inches of rain in a very short period. So the creeks were definitely flushing...</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.goletasurfing.com/sitebuilder/images/9186-696x467.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 403px;" /> </p>
<p>Which meant the water was filthy...</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.goletasurfing.com/sitebuilder/images/8204-694x515.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 445px;" /> </p>
<p>Which meant a lot of surfers opted out.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.goletasurfing.com/sitebuilder/images/12155-700x469.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 402px;" /></p>
<p>Which was fine and dandy with the foolhardy few that did venture out to put their immune systems to the test.</p>
<p><img alt="" src="http://www.goletasurfing.com/sitebuilder/images/16121-697x479.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 412px;" /></p>
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<p><img alt="" src="http://www.goletasurfing.com/sitebuilder/images/2486-693x458.jpg" style="width: 600px; height: 397px;" /></p>
<p><em><strong>Finish reading at <a href="http://www.goletasurfing.com/day_of_destruction.html" target="_blank">GoletaSurfing.com</a></strong></em></p>
</div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-news-category field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/news/category/local-news">Local News</a></div></div></div>Tue, 06 Feb 2018 16:16:00 +0000tMo8776 at https://www.edhat.comhttps://www.edhat.com/news/day-of-destruction#comments